ðeɪ wɜː sʌbˈoːɹdᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə ɡɹˈænd vˈaɪziɚ, lˈeɪɾɚ ʃˈeɪhuːlˌɪslæm, ænd hæd nˈoʊ dʒˌʊɹɹɪsdˈɪkʃən ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl.
They were subordinated to the Grand Vizier, later Şeyhülislam, and had no jurisdiction over the city of Constantinople.