French was officially the working language of the ministry in the period after the
Crimean War.[2]
Organisation
It was headed by a minister representing the Réis
Effendi and a six-member council with sub-secretary of state (mustéchar) leading it. Other major figures included the
Grand Master of Ceremonies of the head of the
Drogmanat of the Imperial
Divan and the Grand Master of Ceremonies (Techrifati-Hardjié) directed by the Introducer of Ambassadors.[1]
^Turkish Yearbook of International Relations.
Ankara Üniversitesi Diş Munasebetler Enstitüsü, 2000. (head book says 2000/2 Special Issue of Turkish-American Relations. Issue 31, p.
13. "Chambre des Conseillers Légistes de la Porte as was their title in French, which had, after the Crimean War become the official working language of the Ottoman Foreign Ministry."