Dragoman of the Porte
SENIOR INTERPRETER OF THE OTTOMAN GOVERNMENT AND DE FACTO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
Grand Dragoman; Dragoman of the Sublime Porte; Grand Dragoman of the Porte; Grand Dragoman of the Sublime Porte; Grand Dragoman to the Divan; Dragomans of the Porte
The Dragoman of the Sublime Porte (Ottoman Turkish: ; ), Dragoman of the Imperial Council (tercümân-ı dîvân-ı hümâyûn), or simply Grand or Chief Dragoman (tercümân başı), was the senior interpreter of the Ottoman government and de facto deputy foreign minister. From the position's inception in 1661 until the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821, the office was occupied by Phanariotes, and was one of the main pillars of Phanariote power in the Ottoman Empire.