Ahmed Resmî Efendi
Ahmed Resmî Efendi | |
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Engraving, c. 1767–1783 | |
| Ottoman Ambassador at Vienna | |
| In office 1757–1758 | |
| Ottoman Ambassador at Berlin | |
| In office 1763–1764 | |
| Ottoman Ambassador at Russia | |
| In office 1768–1774 | |
| Chief Ottoman negotiator of Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca | |
| In office 1774–1774 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1700 Resmo, Girit Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (today Rethymno, Greece) |
| Died | 1783 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman Greek |
Ahmed Resmî Efendi (English, "Ahmed Efendi of Resmo"), also called by some Arabic sources as Ahmed bin İbrahim Giridî ("Ahmed the son of İbrahim the Cretan"), was an Ottoman Greek statesman, diplomat and author of the late 18th century. In international relations terms, his most important – and unfortunate – task was to act as the chief of the Ottoman delegation during the negotiations and the signature of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca. In the literary domain, he is remembered for various works among which his sefâretnâme recounting his embassies in Berlin and Vienna occupy a prominent place. He was Turkey's first ever ambassador in Berlin.