The 1832/33 Ottoman Property Survey of Cyprus, Geography Department of Harokopio University

Professional occupations

Which were the professional occupations recorded in the survey? How is wealth and occupation connected? Who were the richest members of a professional class, and which professions were more lucrative? While occupations were not systematically and consistently recorded, enough examples are available to grasp an idea of the range of available professions.

Order	Broad category/Original term in Ottoman Turkish	Translated name in English	Number of records for persons	Number of records for fathers	Quantity (Sum of persons and fathers)	Value of properties (in kuruş)
1	00001 professional occupation		1,291	1,004	2,295	3,097,211.48
2	00002 kahveci	coffee-house keeper	5	2	7	4,928.50
3	00003 kuyumcu	jeweler	14	0	14	11,718.00
4	00004 bakkal	grocer	10	0	10	3,300.00
5	00005 berber	barber	19	2	21	7,956.00
6	00006 tüccar	merchant	50	1	51	322,575.00
7	00007 attar	pharmacist	11	0	11	6,350.00
8	00008 basmacı	calico printer	11	0	11	3,530.00
9	00009 bezirgan	merchant	4	0	4	62,280.00
10	00010 çukacı	draper	0	0	0	0.00
11	00011 keresteci	timber seller	1	0	1	500.00
12	00012 avrupa tüccarlarından	privilged status merchant	15	0	15	222,223.50
13	00013 kebeci	maker or merchant of wollen capes	2	0	2	2,391.50
14	00014 kısrakçı	mare-seller	1	0	1	2,130.00
15	00015 danimarka tüccarı	merchant of denmark	1	0	1	19,210.00
16	00016 abacı	Woolen cloth merchant	0	1	1	535.00
17	00017 mumcu	candle maker	5	0	5	6,670.00
18	00018 kalaycı	tinner	7	0	7	2,110.00
19	00019 imam	imam	43	4	47	79,996.67
20	00020 iskele-i mezkur imamı	imam of larnaca	1	0	1	1,000.00
21	00021 kasaba-ı limason cami-i kebir imamı	i̇mam of the great mosque of Limassol	1	0	1	540.00
22	00022 imam monla	imam and molla	5	0	5	8,906.00
23	00023 [aya sofya camii] imam	imam of aya sofya mosque	1	0	1	1,050.00
24	00024 tuzla imamı	imam of larnaca	1	0	1	2,839.17
25	00025 yağcı	oil seller	5	1	6	2,860.00
26	00026 yemenici	shoemaker	5	0	5	700.00
27	00027 hurmacı	date seller	1	1	2	1,540.00
28	00028 aşçı	cook	4	0	4	1,400.00
29	00029 dülger	carpenter	12	0	12	4,690.00
30	00030 çuvalcı	sack maker	2	4	6	1,999.75
31	00031 çömlekçi	potter	3	0	3	535.00
32	00032 çokalcı	potter	1	0	1	535.00
33	00033 terzi	tailor	12	1	13	5,840.00
34	00034 molla	molla (religious teacher)	62	14	76	105,058.75
35	00035 monla	molla (religious teacher)	36	7	43	52,071.00
36	00036 tüfenkci	gunsmith	5	0	5	2,755.00
37	00037 palancı	saddle maker	1	0	1	305.00
38	00038 satır oymacı	engraver	0	1	1	305.00
39	00039 arabacı	coachman	6	0	6	8,174.00
40	00040 çoban	shepherd	26	10	36	49,153.50
41	00041 keşiş	monk	15	1	16	9,699.00
42	00042 gemici	sailor	7	2	9	5,130.00
43	00043 debbağ	tanner	3	1	4	942.50
44	00044 kolancı	belt maker	4	0	4	1,470.00
45	00045 işçi	worker	1	0	1	370.00
46	00046 kavvas	messenger	5	1	6	2,889.00
47	00047 çangar	bootmaker	17	11	28	18,447.50
48	00048 tavukçu	poulterer	0	1	1	1,600.00
49	00049 benna	builder	1	0	1	365.00
50	00050 sıvacı	plasterer	1	0	1	175.00
51	00051 dikici	cobbler	2	0	2	567.50
52	00052 kolcu	guard	3	1	4	1,570.00
53	00053 kapucı	doorman	1	0	1	100.00
54	00054 şeyh turabi tekyesi hizmetinde olan	in the service of sheikh turabi lodge	2	0	2	1,050.00
55	00055 na'lband	horseshoe maker	4	0	4	4,011.00
56	00056 kılınçcı	bladesmiths	0	1	1	0.00
57	00057 boyacı	dyer	12	0	12	4,050.00
58	00058 kırmızı boyacı	red dyer	6	0	6	3,250.00
59	00059 elvan boyacı	dyer of all colours	1	0	1	0.00
60	00060 ma'i boyacı	blue dyer	1	0	1	0.00
61	00061 tercüman	dragoman	12	3	15	32,985.00
62	00062 ingiltere tercümanlık ile istihdam olunan	english consulate translator	1	0	1	7,440.00
63	00063 danimarka konsol[os]u tercümanı	dragoman (interpreter) of danish consul	2	0	2	3,400.00
64	00064 ingiltere konsolo[su] ikinci tercümanı	second dragoman (interpreter) of english consul	1	0	1	4,000.00
65	00065 felemenk konsolo[su]nun ikinci tercümanı	second dragoman (interpreter) of dutch consul	1	0	1	1,250.00
66	00066 rusya konsolo[su]nun tercümanı	dragoman (interpreter) of russian consul	1	0	1	0.00
67	00067 felemenk konsolo[su]nun baş tercümanı	chief dragoman (interpreter) of dutch consul	1	0	1	3,610.00
68	00068 Κıbrıs tercümanı	dragoman (interpreter) of the palace	1	0	1	0.00
69	00069 eskici	second-hand store owner/cobbler	36	0	36	40,814.50
70	00070 mahalleci	quarter adminstrator	1	0	1	1,120.00
71	00071 tütüncü	tobacco seller	2	0	2	700.00
72	00072 etmekçi	baker	3	0	3	480.00
73	00073 bıçakçı	knife maker	0	1	1	1,210.00
74	00074 vekilharç	steward	1	0	1	2,500.00
75	00075 serbavvabin-i dergah-ı ali	member of the corps of the imperial gatekeepers	3	0	3	0.00
76	00076 tuzla iskelesi kalesinin dizdarı	castle warden of Larnaca port	1	0	1	2,370.00
77	00077 yasakçı	guard	4	0	4	1,350.00
78	00078 helvacı	semolina sweet maker	3	0	3	1,520.00
79	00079 balıkçı	fishmonger/fisherman	3	2	5	2,565.00
80	00080 dellal	crier	1	0	1	250.00
81	00081 liman reisi	harbor master	1	0	1	400.00
82	00082 kayıkçı	boatman	5	0	5	600.00
83	00083 yorgancı	quilt maker	6	0	6	4,835.00
84	00084 demirci	blacksmith	26	2	28	21,005.00
85	00085 temurci	blacksmith	3	0	3	980.00
86	00086 ırgad	labourer	3	0	3	400.00
87	00087 keçeci	felt maker	1	0	1	255.00
88	00088 ebe	midwife	1	0	1	130.00
89	00089 tabak	tanner	2	0	2	550.00
90	00090 hamal	porter	14	1	15	4,710.00
91	00091 berber ustası	master barber	1	0	1	0.00
92	00092 müezzin	muezzin (one who calls Muslims to prayer)	6	4	10	10,772.50
93	00093 değirmenci	miller	5	3	8	4,060.00
94	00094 naib	vice judge	1	0	1	100.00
95	00095 yüncü	woolworker	0	1	1	425.00
96	00096 papuşcı	shoemaker	1	1	2	2,950.00
97	00097 tuzcu	salt-seller	1	0	1	80.00
98	00098 ayrancı	ayran (sour milk) seller	1	0	1	5,115.00
99	00099 camcı	glassman	2	0	2	5,200.00
100	00100 hekim	doctor	1	0	1	1,300.00
101	00101 tomuzcu	pig herder	1	0	1	250.00
102	00102 kalyoncu	sailor	2	3	5	4,244.00
103	00103 balcı	bee-keeper	1	0	1	1,575.00
104	00104 deveci	cameleer	3	0	3	5,795.00
105	00105 iç ağası	chief eunuch	1	0	1	2,749.00
106	00106 tankari [tsangaris]	shoemaker	0	1	1	2,190.00
107	00107 yeromonaho	monk	1	0	1	0.00
108	00108 kemancı	violinist	3	0	3	585.00
109	00109 hafız	hafiz (one who memorised the koran)	6	0	6	6,875.00
110	00110 cabi'	collector of vakıf revenue	1	0	1	100.00
111	00111 hace-yi mektep	teacher	1	0	1	100.00
112	00112 müezzin monla	muezzin and molla	2	0	2	300.00
113	00113 kapucıbaşı	member of the corps of the imperial gatekeepers	2	0	2	0.00
114	00114 mi'mar	architect	3	0	3	7,970.00
115	00115 ğazasker (sic: kazasker)	military judge	0	1	1	70.00
116	00116 müfti	mufti (jurisprudent)	2	0	2	2,330.00
117	00117 hatib	preacher	2	0	2	7,385.00
118	00118 hatib-i cami-i ömeriye der-lefkoşa	preacher of ömeriye mosque in nicosia	2	0	2	8,970.00
119	00119 tabi-i konsolos	employees of consul	1	0	1	1,350.00
120	00120 terzibaşı	master tailor	1	0	1	300.00
121	00121 hafız molla	hafiz and molla	1	0	1	442.00
122	00122 yoğurtçu	yoghurt maker/seller	1	0	1	380.00
123	00123 muhzır	bailiff	1	0	1	100.00
124	00124 esbak kıbrıs muhassılı	former governor of cyprus	0	1	1	23,490.00
125	00125 fulukacı	ferry-man	1	1	2	5,060.00
126	00126 çizmeci	bootmaker	8	0	8	1,650.00
127	00127 çerçi	peddler	1	0	1	0.00
128	00128 kazgancı	boilermaker	1	0	1	600.00
129	00129 kuyucu	well-builder	1	0	1	1,090.00
130	00130 bağçevan	gardener	1	0	1	800.00
131	00131 müderris	medrese teacher	1	0	1	8,397.50
132	00132 iskele ağası	harbor chief	1	0	1	3,550.00
133	00133 hoca	religious teacher	4	0	4	3,565.00
134	00134 sabıkan françe balyozu	former french ambassador	1	0	1	4,500.00
135	00135 konsolos	consul	25	0	25	360,268.33
136	00136 fransız konsolosunun vekili olan	deputy french consul	1	0	1	8,000.00
137	00137 isveç konsolosu	swedish consul	2	0	2	40,000.00
138	00138 prusya konsolosu	Prussian consul	3	0	3	97,723.33
139	00139 istanbul konsolosu	i̇stanbul consul	1	0	1	1,500.00
140	00140 françe konsolosu	French consul	1	0	1	0.00
141	00141 ispanya ikinci konsolosu	second spanish consul	1	0	1	9,365.00
142	00142 nemçe konsolosu	austrian consul	2	0	2	31,610.00
143	00143 ingiltere konsolosu	english consul	2	0	2	16,190.00
144	00144 ispanya konsolosu	spanish consul	2	0	2	10,000.00
145	00145 sicilyateyn konsolosu	sicilian consul	3	0	3	10,000.00
146	00146 felemenk konsolosu	dutch consul	3	0	3	78,380.00
147	00147 isveç konsolosluğuyla kalmış	swedish consul	1	0	1	15,000.00
148	00148 danimarka konsolosu	danish consul	1	0	1	20,000.00
149	00149 sardinya konsolosu	sardinian consul	1	0	1	12,500.00
150	00150 istifçi	warehouse keeper	2	1	3	500.00
151	00151 duhancı	tobacco seller	2	0	2	0.00
152	00152 ingiltere konsolosu tarafından vekili olan	deputy english consul	2	0	2	13,365.00
153	00153 askeri	military	105	3	108	46,820.00
154	00154 topçu neferlerinden	bombardier	1	0	1	625.00
155	00155 topçu	bombardier	21	1	22	4,325.00
156	00156 topcu	bombardier	4	0	4	500.00
157	00157 topçu neferi	bombardier	9	1	10	1,810.00
158	00158 çavuş	sergeant	6	2	8	5,100.00
159	00159 topçu neferatından	bombardier	15	0	15	2,770.00
160	00160 asker	soldier	6	0	6	1,235.00
161	00161 eşkinci	mounted soldier	4	0	4	2,712.00
162	00162 topçuyan neferatı	bombardier	11	0	11	2,127.50
163	00163 topçuyanın dördüncü çavuşu	fourth sergeant of bombardier regiment	1	0	1	250.00
164	00164 topçuyanın yedinci çavuşu	seventh sergeant of bombardier regiment	1	0	1	850.00
165	00165 topçuyanın on başı	corporal of bombardier regiment	1	0	1	625.00
166	00166 topçuyanın birinci çavuşu	first sergeant of bombardier regiment	2	0	2	2,010.00
167	00167 kale topçu başı	commander of citadel bombardiers	1	0	1	1,050.00
168	00168 topçu yüzbaşı	bombardier captain	3	0	3	8,180.00
169	00169 topçubaşı	head of bombardier regiment	1	0	1	493.00
170	00170 topçıyandan	bombardier	1	0	1	707.50
171	00171 topçu çavuşu	bombardier sergeant	3	0	3	470.00
172	00172 topçu onbaşı	bombardier corporal	2	0	2	227.50
173	00173 nefer	soldier	17	0	17	3,207.50
174	00174 sabık alay beyi	former military commander	2	0	2	2,745.00
175	00175 alemdar-ı miralay-ı Magusa	bannerbearer of the military commander of Famagusta	1	0	1	4,160.00
176	00176 kamacı	bombardier regiment mechanic	0	0	0	0.00
177	00177 çeribaşı	janissary officer	1	0	1	125.00
178	00178 sipahi	timariot	1	0	1	240.00
179	00179 pabuççu	shoe maker	0	1	1	644.50
180	00180 kasab	butcher	12	2	14	13,105.00
181	00181 lokmacı	lokma/loukoumas (fried dough with syrup) maker	1	0	1	100.00
182	00182 Priest		562	912	1,474	1,729,007.48
183	00183 papaz	father	87	199	286	364,051.48
184	00184 papa	father	382	562	944	1,089,493.25
185	00185 papas	father	93	151	244	275,462.75

Geography Department of Harokopio University and Sylvia Ioannou Foundation (2021).. Economy, environment and landscape in the Cypriot longue durée: The 1832/33 Ottoman Property Survey of Cyprus. Professional occupations. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/masterTaxonomy/occupations/ on 08/12/2025.

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