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The occupation names in Travelbook (Seyahatname)

of Evliya Çelebi
Fatih Kaya1
Abstract —Travelbook (Seyahatname) of Evliya Çelebi has undoubtedly been seen as one of the most important literary work of 17th
century. A lot of language materials about visited places' various social and cultural features,such as historical, architectural and
demographic structure, are appeared in the work. Between all of these materials, occupation names which are seen in the work took our
attention. As it is known, occupation names have a big importance in point of reflecting the social, cultural, economic, military, political
livesof society. Occupation names are important language datas to transfer this significant part of society life from generation to
generation. Travelbook (Seyahatname) of Evliya Çelebi is fairly rich in terms of these language data. A transcription text of Travelbook
(Seyahatname) of Evliya Çelebi's Topkapı Palace Library Bağdat 304 numbered composition which was written by Robert Dankoff is based
on in this study. After we have determine the occupation names in the text, we classified them by considering their workplaces and
contents. At the end of the classification, we encountered a big number of occupation names, such as military service, handicrafts, food and
beverage artificers, clothing, depository, agriculture and husbandry, musicianship and making music instruments, maritime,
transportation, commerce, management, administrative services, state government, health, horoscope and astrology. With this report, we
aimed to demystify socio-cultural and socio-economic structures of the period while assessing the occupation names in Evliya Çelebi's
period as a language data.

Keywords — Travelbook, Evliya Çelebi, occupation, names.

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1. Introduction

Travelbook (Seyahatname) of Evliya Çelebi, written in 17th century, is a rich treasure which contains not only Ottoman lands but also living people
in that region, cultures, dialects, regional accents. In consequence of it’s rich content, it has been discussed in lots of studies. We address the issue of
occupation names appear in Travelbook (Seyahatname) of Evliya Çelebi.
Murat IV has told to organise a craftsmen union in Istanbul before he set a military operation to Bagdad. Evliya Çelebi had given a great place to
mentioned craftsmen union. He had written down names of cratfsmen groups and of occupation names one by one in his book. We extracted and listed
all of the occupation names by referring these records. After that, we put meanings of these occupation names forward under cover of his own explaina-
tions and various dictionaries (they are mentioned in bibliography) that we used. After we wrote occupation names we classified them thematicaly. As a
result of this classify, we established twenty five occupation names that are not included in any of these classes and we grouped them under ―Other
Occupations‖ title. According to these findings, occupation names in Seyahatname are as follows:

1.1. Occupations Related with Military and Security

ases: Night watchman.
asesbaşı: Chief of police, marshal.
bâğbân: Gardener, night watchman.
bâğçevân: Gardener.
cündî: Cavalier.
çarkacı: Spearhead.
çorbacı: Officer of Janissaries, officer who is equal to lieutenant.
dîde-bân: Watchman, guard, sentry, police station.
ebezâde: Arrow craftsman.
eşkinci: Cavalryman who usually goes voyages.
fişekci: A person who produces/sells cartridge.
fişengci: A person who produces/sells cartridge.
fitilci: A person who produces/sells candlewick.
furun yapıcı: An artificer who produces portable cooker for army.
gedelecci: A person who makes cases for holding arrows.
hartacı: Cartopgrapher.
kalkancı: One who makes/sells shield.

1 Ağrı Ġbrahim Çeçen University, Faculty of Science and Literature, Agri-Turke- fkaya@agri.edu.tr –
This study was presented at "III. European Conference on Social and Behavioral Science".
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kavvâslık: Archery.
keseciyân-ı silâh-ı tüfeng: An artificer who who makes gun cases.
kılıçcı: One who produces/sells sword.
kundakcı: A person who makes gunstock.
levend: Naval officer on ships.
matrakbâz: Hammersmith in army.
mızrakcı: Artificer who produces lance.
okcu: An artificer who produces/sells arrow.
pâsbân: Watchman, nightman, guard.
rübbân: Captain, cavalier.
silahdâr: Cvalryman.
sipâhî: Cavalier.
subaşı: Commander, police officer.
tabancacı: One who produces/sells gun.
teberdâr: Halberdier, servant in public buildings.
temrenci: Craftsman who produces arrowhead.
tirkeşci: One who produces/sells arrow case.
topcu: Artilleryman, bombardier.
tüfeng açıcı: Person who burnishes rusty riffles.
vettâr: Stringer.
yaycı: Bow craftsman.
zırhcı: Craftsman who makes armour.

1.2. Occupations Related with Horse Breeding

gemci: Tradesman who produces/sells bit for horses.
hırizmacı: Hırizman craftsman. (Hırizma: Iron chain to fix wild horses’ legs or mouths.)
kaltakcı: Craftsman who makes wooden part of saddles..
kolancı: An artificer who produces/sells girt.
nalband: Blacksmith.
nalçacı: A person who fixes heel iron.
özengici: An artificer who produces/sells stirrup.
sarrâc: Man who produces/sells saddle or gear.
semerci: Person who produces/sells saddle.
tegeltici: Person who makes saddle felt.
üzengici: A person who produces/sells stirrup.
yularcı: A person who produces/sells bridle or halter.

1.3. Occupations Related with Hunting

ağcı: A person who catch fish by using net.
arslancı: A person who takes lions out of the land with Sultan’s order.
avcı: Hunter.
balıkcı: Fisherman.
çakırcı: A kind of falcon which is used to catch birds.
dalyancı: Person who has weir, person who catch fish by a weir.
ığrıbcı: A person who makes a kind of net that is called as ―ığrıb‖
istiridyeci: One who hunts oysters.
kannâs: Hunter.
karityacı: Person who catches fish by using a kind of net that is called as ―karitya‖
saçmacı: A person who catch fish by using sprinkling net.
sayyâd: Hunter
serçeci: A person who catches sparrows and put them in cages to sell.
sıpkıncı: One who catch fish by using harpoon.

1.4. Occupations Related with Mint

darbhâneci: Person who Works in a mint.

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kehleci: Name of workers who cuts wires in mints.
sikkeci: Name of person who mint coins.
sikkezân: Name of person who mint coins.
yassılayıcı: A person who becomes coins flat in mint.

1.5. Occupations Related with Maritime

çırnıkcı: Boatman.
çördekçi: Sailor who furl or unfurl a sail.
dalgıç: Person who dives to hunt sponge, coral, pearl, etc., diver
dülekci: Seaman who works on ship’s watchtower.
gavvâs: Diver.
gemi muçoları: Young crew on ships
gemici: Seaman, sailor.
kalafat üstübüsi büküci: A person who bends linen string by using tar.
kalafatcı: Someone who works on ship or water carriage to fill veneers with string.
kapudan: Captain.
kayıkcı: Boatman.
keştîbân: Sailor, captain.
mavunacı: One wh operates barge.
muço: Young crew on ships.
peremeci: One who operates pereme (Pereme: a kind of wide and curved sailbot in imperial period)
tekneci: A person who makes boat.
yelkenci: Person who is responsible about sails.

1.6. Occupations Related with Bureaucracy

mektubcu: An officer who is responsible about formal correspondence ib state offices.
mühürdâr: Who has authority to seal.
nişâncı: A person who pulls the Sultan’s signature..
şehbender: Consul.
şehremîni: Mayor in Ottoman Empire.
tamgacı: The officer who leaves lead mark at customs.
tercümân: Translator.
tuğra-keş: One who pulls imperial monogram.
yazıcı: Secretary, clerk.

1.7. Occupations Related with Entertainment Industry

âteş-bâz: Acrobat.
ayıcı: Person who makes bear to dance.
ayubâz: Person who makes bear to dance.
çârpâreci: Dancer who wears bells and dances.
hânende: Dancer.
hokkabâz: Illusionist.
kıssahân: Story teller.
Kuklabâz: One who makes puppet-show.
lu’bedebâz: One who makes puppet and shadow show.
meddâh: Public story teller and mimic.
meyhâneci: Tavern keeper.
meymunbâz: One who makes monkeys to play.
mudhik: Comedian.
mutrıb: Instrument player.
oyuncakcı: Person who makes/sells toys.
örücü: Artificer who repairs hollow fabric by braiding.
perendebâz: Acrobat.
rakkâs: Male dancer.
resenbâz: String acrobat.

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sâzcı: One who makes musical instrument.
sâzende: Instrument player.
şarkıcı: Singer
şîşebâz: A showman who makes various balance shows by using bottles.
vasılcı: Person who makes bear to dance.
yılanbâz: Person who makes snake to dance.

1.8. Occupations Related with Food and Beverage Sector

adesci: Lentil merchant.
ağılcı: Dairy farmer.
akîdeci: One who produces/sells sugar candy.
arakcı: A kind of alcohol producer/seller.
âşbâz: Cook.
âşcı: Cook.
bakkâl: Tradesman who sells food and beverage.
balcı: One who collect honey from different lands.
balık aşcısı: A cook who cooks only fish.
balık pişirici: A cook who cooks only fish.
balık satıcı: Fish seller.
balsucı: Honey water seller.
başcı: Person who cooks/sells heads of sheep.
beddâvî şerbetcisi: Person who produces/sells a kind of sherbet that is called as ―beddavi‖
bozahâneci: Boza seller.
börekçi: Pastry maker/seller
cibn-i hâlûmiyân: Chese seller.
ciğerci: One who sells lungs of sheep and cows.
cüllâbcı: A person who sells a kind of sherbet which is made of rose water.
çâşnigîr: Person who tastes food or meals.
çörekci: One who makes/sells bun.
değirmenci: Miller.
dehhân: Miller.
dolmacı: Tradesman who stuffs grape leaves and sells.
ekmekci: Baker.
gevrekci: Crisps seller.
gözlemeci: Pan-cake maker/seller.
gurâbiyyeci: One who makes/sells cookies.
güllâccı: One who makes/sells cooked in milk.
habbâz: Baker.
hammâr: Wine producer/seller.
hamurkârlık: Dough kneader.
hardalcı: Artificer who sells mustard in earthen pots.
hoşâbcı: One who makes compote and sells.
ısıcak pâlûdeci: Hot jelly maker/seller.
ıspanakcı: Spinach seller.
işkembeci:Tripe, paunch seller, tripe soup seller.
kâhîci: One who makes/sells pastry whose name is ―kahi‖.
kahveci: Coffee seller.
karcı: A man who sells snow in summers.
kassâb: Butcher.
katâyifci: Person who makes/sells a kind of dessert that is called as ―kadayıf‖.
kaymakcı: Cream producer/seller.
kebâbcı: Owner of kebab restaurant.
komanyacı:One who prepare/delivers provisions.
köfteci: One who makes/sells meatball.
kuru sarımsakcı: Tradesman who sells dry garlic.

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leblebici: A man who bakes/sells chickpea.
lokmacı: One who sells a kind of dessert that is called as ―lokma‖
ma'âcinci: Person who produces various kinds of paste.
mahlebci: One who makes/sells a kind of sahlep dessert.
mandıracı: Dairy owner.
meyveci: Greengrocer.
müsellesci: One who produces a kind of wine that is called as ―müselles‖.
nişasdacı: Tradesman who produces/sells amyl.
pâlûdeci: One who makes a kind of desser that is called as ―pâlûde‖.
peksumâtcı: Over cooked bread.
peynirci: Cheese maker/seller.
pirincci: Rice merchant.
pişirici: One who cooks bread in bakery.
sahlebci: One who makes/sells sahlep.
salatacı: Man who makes/sells salad.
sa'lebci: A man who makes/sells sahlep.
sarımsakcı: Garlic seller.
sebzeci: Greengrocer.
sebzevâtcı: Greengrocer.
simitci: One who sells round bread that is calld as ―simit‖
sirkeci: Man who produces/sells vinegar.
soğancı: Onion merchant.
subyâcı: A person who produces a kind of cooling drink.
sucukcu: Soudjouk maker/seller.
südci: Milkman
südlü aşcı: Person who makes/sells milk dessert.
şehriyeci: Person who produces/sells noodle.
şekerci: Confectioner.
şerbetci: Sherbet seller.
şırlugancı: Susame oil producer/seller.
teleme peynirci: One who produces/sells a kind of cheese that is called as ―teleme‖
tereyağcı: Butter producer/seller.
turşucu: Pickle producer/seller.
tuzcu: Salt seller.
uncu: Flour merchant.
yağcı: Oil producer/seller.
yahnici: Gallimaufry seller.
yemişci: A man who sells dry fruit and walnut, nut, almond.
yoğurdcı: Yoghurt producer/seller.
zeyyât: Olive oil producer, olive seller.

1.9. Occupations Related with Clothing and Weaving

basmacı: Man who makes prints on fabric.
başmakcı: Shoemaker.
bez dokuyucu: One who knits cloth.
bezci: One who knits cloth.
bezzâz: One who sells fabric.
boğasıcı: One who sells undercoat material that is called as ―boğası‖.
cüllâh: Gunny weaver.
çadırcı: Tent producer/seller.
çarıkçı: Shoemaker.
çizmeci: Boat producer/seller.
çukacı: Broadcloth weaver and seller.
çûlhâ dezgâhcısı: One who weaves a kind of cloth that is called as ―çûlhâ‖
dârâcı: One who weaves and sells a kind of covert that is called as ―dârâ‖

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dârâyici: One who weaves and sells a kind of covert that is called as ―dârâyi‖
derzi: Tailor.
dîbâcı: Man who weaves a cloth that is called as ―dîbâ‖
dikici: A person who botches old shoes.
dolamacı: A person who makes Janissary caftan.
düğmeci: Button poducer/seller.
dülbend börkcü: One who produces scarf.
dülbendci: One who weaves scarf.
edikci: Shoemaker.
gazzâz: Person who sells silk.
gömlekci: Shirt seller.
haffâf: Shoes seller.
halîçeci: Merchant who sells small size carpets.
hasırcı: A man who knits/sells mat.
hayyât: Tailor.
hil'atcı: Merchant who produces a kind of clothes that is called as ―hil’at‖.
edikci: Shoemaker.
iplikci: One who produces/sells string, fibre.
kalpakcı: One who makes/sells a kind of tradition hat.
kapamacı: Merchant who sells confection products.
kavukcu: One who produces/sells quilted turban.
kavvâf: Merchant who sells fabric shoes.
kebeci: Someone who produces shepherd’s felt clock.
keçeci: Felt producer/seller.
kelle-pûşci: One who produces/sells a kind of hat that is called as ―kelle-pûĢu‖.
ketâncı: Linen seller/weaver.
mestci: rapt producer/seller.
muhattemci: A person who produces/sells a kind of cloth in shape of mosaic.
mutâf: A person who weaves gunny or fodder pocket by using goat hair.
nalıncı: Clog producer.
nessâc: Weaver.
pabuccı: A person who makes/sells shoes.
pasdırmacı: Merchant who produces/sells ―pasdırma‖.
paşmakcı: Shoes, slipper, patent producer.
pâypûşcı: Shoemaker.
peştemâlci: A man who sells big towels.
sarıkcı: A person who sells cloth in use of pruducing turban.
sayacı: Man who makes soft parts of shoes.
semmûr kalpakcı: One who makes/sells a kind of traditional hat that is made of sable.
takyacı: Cap producer/seller.
terlikci:Slipper producer/seller.
terzi: Tailor.
tomakcı: A man who produces a kind of boat that is called as ―tomak‖.
zincef ütücisi: Person who irons inside of clothes.

1.10. Occupations Related with Personal Care and Cosmetics

ağda tüccarı: A person who sells wax on street while walking.
ağdacı: A person who makes wax.
attâr: A person who sells aromatic substances and oils.
berber kösereci: Someone who not only sells but also makes the barbers’ sharpener
berber:Barber.
gülâbcı: A person who produces/sells rose water.
hammâmcı: Bath manipulator.
hınnâcı: A person who makes/sells henna.
kehhâl: A person who makes/sells eye liner.

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kurşum berber kösreci: One who makes/sells lead welt for barbers.
miskî sâbûncu: A person who makes/sells miski soap.
nâtır: Head of bath servant.
nûreci: A person who produces/sells a depilatory substance.
ûd u amberci: A man who produces or sells amber smells.
ustura kuyrukcu: A merchant who produces/sells parts of razer.
zebâtcı: A person who produces/sells zebat which smells beautiful.

1.11. Occupations Related with Jewellery Making and Sales

boracı: A merchant who makes ―bora‖ to stick metal pieces in jewellery.
cevâhirci: A merchant who makes/sells precious stones as if diomond and nicknack which contains them.
civacı: Merchant who brings mercury metal and busy with the usage in jewellery.
çekici: Merchant who coats silver.
çekiçci: Hammer master who works for goldsmith.
furuncu: Person who roasts pieces of jewellery.
incüci: Merchant who sells pearl.
kuyumcı: Goldsmith, jeweller.
lü’lüci: Pearl seller.
sarrâf: Dealer of gold and any other precious metals like silver.
sırma ve kılabdan satıcı:One who sells silver thread.
sırmacı: Artificer who makes/sells silver thread.
sırmakeş: Person who shapes gold and silver.
sîmci: Artificer who makes/sells silver thread.
zerger: Jeweller, goldsmith.
zer-kûb: Gold beater.

1.12. Occupations Related with Metal Works

âhenger: Blacksmith.
bakır sızırıcı: A person who melts salvage copper.
çarkcı: Merchant who burnishes copper.
demirci: Tradesman who handles iron and makes different kinds of tools.
debbeci: Producer/seller of copper pot that is called as ―debbe‖
demir telci: Person who works with iron string.
dökmeci: Artificer who melts metals and makes various tools.
dökücü: Person who works in foundry.
eğeci: Worker who handles metals with a rasp.
gümüş mühür ve tılısmât kazıcı: Artificer who writes on silver seals.
haddâd: Blacksmith.
haddeci: Person who sharpens.
kalcı: One who extricates components of amalgamation.
kalay düğmeci: Merchant who produces /sells spelter buttons.
kalaycı: Tinsmith.
potacı: Master who has ability to use a kind of tool in cast spelter.
sübûkeci: Person who melts metal nugget.
tavlayıcı: Master who works in metal works.
tûtyâcı: Person who produces/sells zinc.

1.13. Occupations Related with Miscellaneous Household Goods, Producing and Sales of Professional and Personal Belongings
âyineci: Mirror producer/seller.
bardakcı: Glass producer/seller.
bıçak kıncısı: Merchant who produces/sell knife cases.
bıçakcı: Artificer who makes knife.
bıçkıcı: Person who cuts trees with a saw to earn money.
cendere yapıcı: Press master.
çanakcı: Bowl maker/seller.

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çinici: Ceramic seller.
çömlekci: Pot maker/seller.
debbeci: A person who makes/sell a copper tool that is called as ―debbe‖.
devâtcı: Person who makes a pen-case with inkwell.
divitci: Merchant who sells a pen-case with inkwell.
elekci: Sieve maker/seller.
eyvâycı: Ceramist, maker/seller of tile.
filcân kindicisi: Person who repairs broken pots and cups.
filcân kinedcisi: Person who repairs broken pots and cups.
fincânci: One who makes/sells cup.
galburcı: Sieve maker/seller.
gergefci: Tambour maker/seller.
hançerci: Poniard maker/seller.
iğneci: Nail producer/seller.
iplikci: Rope producer/seller.
iskemleci: One who makes/sells small chair.
kamçıcı: Whip producer/seller.
kaşıkcı: Spoon maker/seller.
kazancı: Seether producer/seller.
kendirci: String seller.
ketâncı: Linen weaver/seller.
kettâncı: Linen weaver/seller.
kıncı: Merchant who sells knife and case.
kibrîtci: Match seller.
kilidci: Person who produces/sells/repairs lock.
kirişci: Seller of catgut.
kum saatcı: Sandglass maker/seller.
kûzeci: Merchant who makes/sells a kind of water container that is called as ―kûze‖.
mahfeci: Man who makes/sells a kind of basket that is seen on elephant’s or camel’s backs .
mataracı: Seller of water bottle.
meremmâtcı: Man who can repair broken tools.
mervahacı: Fan maker/seller.
mikrâscı: Artificer who makes/sell scissors.
mukavvâ kubûr divitci: Producer of cardboard.
mûmcı: Candle maker/seller.
pusulacı: Compass seller.
saatcı: Merchant who produce/sells/repairs watches.
sepetci: Maker/seller of basket.
şîşeci: Bottle seller..
un elekci: One who makes/sells flour sifter.
urgancı: Man who sells thin hawser.
varulcı: Tradesman who produces/sells various wooden tools like barrel.
yasdıkcı: Maker/seller of pillow.
yelpâzeci: Fan maker/seller.
yorkancı: Quilt maker/seller.
yüksükci: Ferrule maker/seller.
zer-desteci: Artificer who makes various metal goods.

1. 14. Occupations Related with Miscellaneous Article Producing and Sales

benglikci: Man who produces/sells a kind of pleasure inducing substance.
bezirci: Merchant who produces/sells linseed oil.
buhûrcı: Seller of frankincense.
dutkalcı: Producer/seller of glue.
ipekci: Maker/seller of silks, silkman.
katrancı: Producer/seller of tar.

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löküncü: Person who produces/sells a kind og glue that is called as ―lökün‖.
mürekkebci: One who produces/sells ink..
tîz-âbcı: Man who produces/sells a yellow burning water that is called as ―tîz-âb‖
ziftci: Seller of tar, asphalt.

1.15. Occupations Related with Music Industry

âsâfî zurnacı: Person who plays a kind of shrill pipe.
bârbûtcı: One who plays an instrument that is called as ―barbut‖
borucu: Member of Janissary band who plays a kind of pipe.
cengci: Person who plays a musical instrument that is called as ―ceng‖.
cura zurnacı: One who plays a plucked string instrument.
çağanacı: One who plays a kind of small tambourine
çârtâyî: Person who plays a stringed musical instrument that is called as ―çarta‖
çeşdeci: One who plays a kind of stringed musical instrument that is called as‖çeĢde‖.
çiftebâz: One who plays a kind of shrill pipe that is called as ―çifte‖.
çöğürci: Person who plays a big violin.
dâ'ireci: One who plays a circle instrument.
dâ'irezen: One who plays a circle instrument.
davulcı: A person who plays drum.
dinkefci: Person who plays a small drum that is called as ―dinkef‖.
dübelekci: Person who plays a small drum that is called as ―dübelek‖.
düdükci: Person who makes/sells whistle.
ıklıkcı: One who plays a kind of stringed instrument that is called as ―ıklık‖
kaba zurnacı: Person who plays big shrill pipe.
kamış mizmerci: One who plays an instrument that is made of bamboo.
kânûncı: One who plays zither.
kara düzenci: One who plays a kind of stringed instrument that is called as ―kara düzen‖.
kemânçeci: Person who plays a small three-stringed violin, kemancha player.
kemânî: One who plays violin.
kemânkeş: Person who plays violin.
kerrenâycı: One who plays a wind instrument made of brass and called as ―karrena‖.
kopuzcu: Person who plays a lute-like instument.
kösci: One who plays kettledrum.
makrafa dübelekcisi: Person who plays a small drum that is called as ―makrafa‖.
mizmârcı: One who plays a kind .of tuning pin that is called as ―mizmar‖
muğnici: Person who plays a kind of musical instrument that is called as ―muğni‖
nağarakıcı: One who plays an instrument named as ―nağarakı‖.
nefîrci: Person who plays an instrument that is called as ―nefir‖.
neyzen: Flute player.
safîrci: One who plays a kind of instrument that is called as ―safir‖.
santûrcı: Person who plays hammered dulcimer.
santûrî: Person who plays hammered dulcimer.
tabılbâz: One who plays drums.
tambûrî: Person who plays a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute.
tanbûracı: One who plays a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute
zurnacı: Person who plays shrill pipe.

1.16. Occupations Related with Social Life

bevvâb: Doorman, doorkeeper.
cellâd: Attendant who applies death penalties.
cerrâr: A kind of beggar.
dellâl: Person who makes an announcement loudly.
dilenci: Beggar.
fâlcı: Fortune teller.
hutebâ: Preacher.

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mezarcı: Person who digs tomb.
mü'ezzin: Religious comissary who recites the azan.
mütevelli: Foundation director/manager.
müverrih: Historian.
na'thân: Person who reads poem praising the Prophet Muhammad.
remmâl: Fortune teller.
sâ'î: Herald, messenger.
şükûfeci: Florist.
türbedâr: Person who does mausoleum works.

1.17. Occupations Related with Agricultural and Animal Husbandry

aşlamacı: Person who inoculates.
at cânbâzları: One who has/sells horses.
bâzbâz: Hawk owner/seller.
buğday çalkacı: Person who winnows wheat by a sieve.
bülbülcü: One who cares nightingales.
cânbâz: Acrobat, stableman.
celeb: One who gathers sheep to sell to the butcher.
çiçekci: Florist.
çiftlikci: Farmer.
çoban: Shepherd.
deveci: Shepherd of camels.
ekinci: Person who plants/reaps.
ester üştürbân: Shepherd of mules.
ırgat: Laborer.
kanaracı: A person who works in abattoir.
kuşbâz: Someone who sells birds.
mukâta'acı: Person who rents estate.
salhâneci: A person who works in abattoir.
sârbân: One who has camel herd.
seyis: Hostler.
sofcu: Merchant who sells wool.
sûfcı: Tradesman who sells fleece wool.
şükûfeci: Florist.
şütürbân: Camel hostler.
tavukcu: Person who feeds hen.

1. 18. Occupations Related with Transportation

akkâm: Man who carries good with a camel.
araba yapıcı: Master of cars.
at sakkâları: Man who carries water with horses.
bezâsten hammâlları: Carrier in a covered Turkish bazaar.
hammâlân-ı bezzâzistân: Porter in a covered bazaar.
navluncu: Transporters who works for flour needs of a city.
sakkâ: Water carrier.
sürüci: Person who rides burden animals.

1. 19. Occupations Related with Cleaning

câme-şûyân: Laundryman.
çamaşırcı: Person who wash clothes in his/her home for money.
çöplük subaşısı: A man who controls the trushmen.
dellâk: Bath attendant especially in a Turkish bath.
ferrâşcı: Street sweeper.
ferrâş: Street sweeper.
lekeci: Man who earns money by cleaning dirty clothes.

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sâbûncı: Maker/seller of soap.
yağlıkcı: A person who makes/sells a kind of cloth to clean oiled hands.

1. 20. Occupations Related with Commercial Life

bâzârcı: Seller in a market.
bâzergân: Merchant, tradesman.
esirci: Tradesman who sells/buys slaves.
eskici: Junkman, junk dealer.
gidi: Fancy man, deceitful.
kantârcı: A civil servant who weights things during shopping.
rıbâhor: Money lender, userer.
rumatcı: Person who earns Money by selling gold bits.
sahhâf: Second-hand book seller.
vezneci: Person who makes libra.
vezzân: One who weihght/measures.

1. 21. Occupations Related with Medicine

cerrâh: Doctor who performs a surgery.
çerçiden hâcetcihân: Person who sells herb in his/her basket.
devâ otcu: Merchant who sells medicinal pants in a bazaar.
eczâhân: Chemist, pharmacist.
ispençer: Pharmacy owner.
otcu: Doctor, physician.
sünnetci: A kind of doctor who circumcises.
tîmârhâneci: Person who works in a mental asylum.

1. 22. Occupations Related with Construction Works

alçıcı: One who sells plaster.
badanacı: One who works with white wash.
bennâ: Architech, contractor.
boyacı: Painting producer.
burgucı: Person who does helix.
camcı: Merchant who sells/fixes glass.
çıkrıkcı: Carpenter.
destereci: Person who works with saw in order to cut woods.
doğramacı: Carpenter, chopper.
egserci: Merxhant who produces/sells nails.
furun binâ edici: Person who buids bakery.
harrât: Person who produces tools out of wood, chopper.
hayırkâr: Dyer.
horasâncı:
kaldırımcı: Man who lays down cobblestone.
kalemkâr: Craftsman who embroiders on walls.
katrancı: Merchant who produces/sells tar.
kayağancı: Person who makes slippery Stone.
keresteci: Person who sells lumber.
kerpiçci: Man who makes/sells bricks.
kirec yakıcı: One who burns lime in a limekiln..
kireçci: Lime producer/seller.
kiremitci: Tile producer/seller.
kurşum örtücü: Person who coats domes with lead.
kuyu kazıcı: Man who digs hole.
lağımcı: Flusher, sapper.
makkâbcı: Drill master.
marankoz: Carpenter.

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mıhcı: Person who produces/sells nails
mi'mâr: Architect.
neccâr: Chopper, carpenter, builder.
sabbâğ: Dyer.
serenci: A kind of lumberman.
sıvacı: Plaster master.
su yolcı: Workers who works
su yolları kazıcı: Laborer who digs water canal.
ta'lîmhâneci: One who buids drill field.

1. 23. Occupations Related with Time Determination

kıble-nümâcı: Person who sells compass.
muvakkıt: Person who appoints the right praying time by looking at sun.
müneccim: Astrologer, astronomer.

1. 24. Occupations Related with Various Craftsmanship

boyacı: Person who produces paint, frescoist, painter.
cilâcı: Person who varnishes.
çadırcı: Tent producer/seller.
çıkrıkcı: One who produces windlass.
çilingir: Locksmith.
debbâğ: Merchant who sells leather.
gazzâz:Silk, person who works with silk in order to make/produces tools or costumes.
güderici: Person who tans the leather with fish oil. Person who sells the leather.
hakkâk: Craftsman who makes images, script or pattern on stones and metals.
hattât: Calligraphist, a man with good handwriting.
haymeci: Tent maker/seller.
mücellid: Man who cases boks.
mührebâz: Burnisher.
müzehheb-keş: Illumination artist. Art worker or craftsman who makes gilding.
oymacı: Art worker who engraves.
perdâhtcı: Varnisher.
ressâm: Painter.
sadefkâr: One who decorates and works with nacre.
tâbûtcı: One who makes coffin.
tahtırevancı: One who makes/sells palanquin.
zemberekçi: Person who makes/sells hairspring of watch.
zernişâncı: Artificer who engraves golden script on swords.

1. 25. Other Occupations

buğday çalkacı: Person who winnows wheat with sieve.
kimyâcı: Chemist.
kömür gezdirici: Person who sells coal while walking..
kömürcü: Person who does coal works.
kürkci: Fur seller.
tanâbcı: Tradesman who sells tent rope.
tenekeci: Merchant who sells tin.
tulumbacı: Pumper..
üstübü alıcı: Person who collects yarn waste by walking on streets.

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