The Köprülü (also Kiuprili, Koprili and Kuprili) was an Ottoman noble family of Albanian origin. The family is notable for having seven of its members being Ottoman Grand Viziers. They provoked reforms and were very competent, but couldn't stop the empire's downfall (see also the Treaty of Karlowitz). The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Albania is a Mediterranean country in southeastern Europe. ... A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Wazir) is an Arabic term for a high-ranking religious and political advisor, often to a king or sultan. ... This article details the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th to 20th centuries. ... The Treaty of Karlowitz was signed in 1699 in Karlovci (German Karlowitz), concluding the Austro-Ottoman war of 1683-1697 in which the Ottoman side was defeated. ...

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Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, a prominent historian of Turkish literature is also a descendant of this family.

Köprülü is also the Turkish name for a Macedonian town called Velissa in Greek. The huge equestrian statue of Alexander the Great, king of ancient Macedon, on the waterfront at Thessaloniki, capital of Greek Macedonia Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in south-eastern Europe with an area of around 67,000 square kilometres and a population of 4. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ...