Born in 1846 into a local dynasty, Turhan Pasha had a distinguished but turbulent career in the Ottoman foreign bureaucracy. Beginning his career at the Translation Office (Tercüme Odası), Turhan Pasha held a range of posi-tions over the decades, rising from ambassadorial roles in several countries to eventually serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1914, while serving as the Ottoman Empire’s ambassador in St. Petersburg, he was offered the position of prime minister of his newly independent homeland, Albania. In 1918, he was once again appointed as prime minister in the provisional government formed following the Durrës Congress and worked to diplomatically advocate for his country’s interests at the Paris Peace Conference. Turhan Pasha resigned from his post as prime minister once more due to the disunity in representing Alba-nian national interests at the conference. He subsequently withdrew from the political scene due to his advanced age, passing away in France in 1927. Despite his nearly half-century-long career in the Ottoman foreign service and his signi-ficant role in the political landscape of newly independent Albania, Turhan Pas-ha’s life and political contributions have yet to receive the analysis they deserve in both Turkish and Albanian historiographies. He presents a compelling figure with a layered identity, set against the backdrop of a historical period marked by the transition from empires to nation-states. This study aims to evaluate Pasha’s life by examining key turning points in his career and situating them within the historical context, as well as analyzing his career within the broader scope of the Ottoman Empire.