Autograph document sealed 'Yusuf Râzî Giridî'.

YUSUF RÂZÎ GIRIDÎ [BEL], (Ottoman / Turkish member of 'Sûrâ-yi Devlet-i Osmanî', translator of 'Le Harem Impérial', poet, journalist), (1870-1947). Original Manuscript ALS., Ist., [AH 1329] = 1913 AD. Original autograph document signed by Yusuf Râzî Giridî Bel. 23,5x15,5 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Six lines. Script: "Yalniz elli aded lira-yi Osmanîdir. Defter-i Hakânî Nezâreti muavini Refik Beyefendi'nin nakden elli lira-yi Osmanî ... ahz ettigimi ve meblag-i mezbûru tarih-i senedden itibâren alti ay zarfinda iâde edecegimi mübeyyin isbû sened müsarileyhe ita kilindi. 17 Subay [1]329, Sûrâ-yi Devlet âzâsindan Yusuf Râzî Giridî.". Yusuf Razi, who was born in 1870, is the son of Sirri Pasha, known as Giritli, and Leyla Hanim, one of the well-known poets and composers of the time. After graduating from Galatasaray High School, Yusuf Razi, who studied engineering in Paris, was appointed as a member of the Ottoman Council of State after teaching at the Engineering School for a while. Yusuf