Ahmed Niyazi Bey
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Ahmed Niyazi Bey was the Ottoman
bey
of the Resen area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An ethnic Albanian
, he was a member of the Young Turk Revolution
.
Ahmed Nyazi Bey is also known for the Saraj
, a French-style estate he built in Resen.
He died of unknown causes in Durrës
in 1912.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
bey
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
of the Resen area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An ethnic Albanian
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
, he was a member of the Young Turk Revolution
Young Turk Revolution
The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 reversed the suspension of the Ottoman parliament by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, marking the onset of the Second Constitutional Era...
.
Ahmed Nyazi Bey is also known for the Saraj
Saraj (Resen)
The Saraj is a historic neoclassical estate in Resen, Macedonia. It was built in the early 20th century by local Ottoman bey, Ahmed Niyazi Bey. The Saraj's architectural style makes it unique in Macedonia....
, a French-style estate he built in Resen.
He died of unknown causes in Durrës
Durrës
Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...
in 1912.