Bey, is considered as the founder of numismatics as a scientific discipline in Turkey. Later generations of the family also produced illustrious names. The architect Sedat Hakkı Eldem, a cousin, is one of the pillars of the search for modern architectural styles adopted by the Republic of Turkey (called the Republican style in the Turkish context) in its early years and which marks many important buildings dating from the period of the 1920s and the 1930s. A great-grandson, Burak Eldem, is a writer while another, Edhem Eldem, is a renowned historian. More names include Erol Eldem, Tiana Eldem, Levent Eldem and Ercan Eldem, an architect. See also List of Ottoman grand viziers Greek Muslims References External links Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey 1819 births 1893 deaths 19th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire Ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire to Austria-Hungary Ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire to Germany Converts to Islam from Eastern Orthodoxy Former Greek Orthodox Christians Government ministers of the Ottoman Empire People from the Ottoman Empire of Greek descent Turks from the Ottoman Empire Greek slaves from the Ottoman Empire Pashas Politicians from Chios Greek Muslims Greek former Christians Ottoman people of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) 19th-century diplomats Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire Members of the Senate of the Ottoman Empire