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Ahilya Moshos
Education | Mekteb-i Hukuk-u Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmaniye | ||||||||
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Burial Place | Istanbul Şişli Greek Cemetery | ||||||||
Spouse and Children | Spouse: Anna Hanım; Children: Klio and Zoi | ||||||||
Foreign Languages | Greek, Arabic, Persian, French | ||||||||
Positions Held | Member of Parliament for Istanbul (9th Term), Attorney | ||||||||
Party | Democratic Party | ||||||||
Date and Place of Death | 13 December 1966, Istanbul | ||||||||
Date and Place of Birth | 1884, Menguli Village, Yanya | ||||||||
Profession(s) | Lawyer Member of Parliament Attorney | ||||||||
Ahilya Moshos was a lawyer who began her public service career in the final years of the Ottoman State and later served as a freelance lawyer and member of the Ninth Term of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. She held various prosecutorial and judicial positions in courts across Istanbul and subsequently worked as a freelance lawyer affiliated with the Istanbul Bar Association. Elected as an Istanbul deputy in the 1950 elections on the Democrat Party list, Moshos served on several committees during her term in the Assembly and contributed to the drafting of certain legislative proposals. After her political career, she resumed her private legal practice and died in Istanbul in 1966.
Ahilya Moshos was born in 1884 in the village of Menguli, district of Pogon, in Janina. After completing her basic education, she enrolled at the Mekteb-i Hukuk-u Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmaniye. While continuing her legal studies, she began her public service in 1902 as a probationary clerk in the Criminal Affairs Office of the Ministry of Justice. In 1904 she was appointed as a secretary, and in 1909 she was assigned as Assistant Public Prosecutor at the Istanbul Court of First Instance. After 1916 she held various positions in courts in Üsküdar and Beyoğlu, and her public service was terminated in 1923 by a decision of the Council of Ministers.
After ending her public service, Moshos began practicing as a freelance lawyer in Galata under the Istanbul Bar Association, specializing in commercial, enforcement, and corporate litigation. During the same period, she also served as legal advisor to the Istanbul Greek Patriarchate.
A member of the Democrat Party, Moshos ran as a parliamentary candidate in the 1946 elections but was not elected. In the 1950 elections she was elected as a deputy for Istanbul in the Ninth Term of the Grand National Assembly. She served on the Justice Committee, participated in debates on various legislative proposals, and submitted a linguistic amendment to one article of a bill, although this proposal was not accepted. Throughout her term, she participated in regional visits and meetings on labor issues alongside other Democrat Party deputies from Istanbul.
After her parliamentary term ended in 1954, Moshos returned to freelance legal practice and maintained contact with the Democrat Party. In 1955 she requested a meeting to deliver a credit proposal to Adnan Menderes. In 1958 she joined a committee established to assist Turkish Cypriots.
Ahilya Moshos married Anna Hanım and had two daughters, Klio and Zoi. She spoke Greek, Arabic, Persian, and French. She died on 13 December 1966 and was buried at the Şişli Greek Cemetery.
Atatürk Ansiklopedisi. "Ahilya Moshos (1884–1966)." Accessed June 30, 2025. https://ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr/detay/1326/Ahilya-Moshos-(1884-1966)
Ahilya Moshos
Education | Mekteb-i Hukuk-u Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmaniye | ||||||||
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Burial Place | Istanbul Şişli Greek Cemetery | ||||||||
Spouse and Children | Spouse: Anna Hanım; Children: Klio and Zoi | ||||||||
Foreign Languages | Greek, Arabic, Persian, French | ||||||||
Positions Held | Member of Parliament for Istanbul (9th Term), Attorney | ||||||||
Party | Democratic Party | ||||||||
Date and Place of Death | 13 December 1966, Istanbul | ||||||||
Date and Place of Birth | 1884, Menguli Village, Yanya | ||||||||
Profession(s) | Lawyer Member of Parliament Attorney | ||||||||
Education and Public Service Career
Legal Practice and Patriarchate Responsibilities
Political Life and Parliamentary Membership
Activities After Parliamentary Service
Private Life and Death