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ANTHOPOULOS COSTAKI (1835-1902)
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COSTAKI, ANTHOPOULOS (1835-1902), Turkish pasha, was born in 1835. He became a professor at the Turkish naval college; then entered the legal branch of the Turkish service, rising to the post of procureur imperial at the court of cassation. He was governor-general of Crete; and in 1895 was appointed Ottoman ambassador in London, a post which he continued tohold until his death at Constantinople in 1902. He bore through-out his career the reputation of an intelligent and upright public servant.