Vartan Pasha

Hovsep Vartanian, better known as Vartan Pasha, was an Ottoman Armenian statesman, author, and journalist of the 19th century, promoted to the rank of pasha after three decades in the service of the state. He is also notable for his novel "Akabi's Story" and for having published the bilingual magazine Mecmua-i Havadis, an important reference in the history of the Turkish written press.