# Defterdar and Tefterdar (defterdar; accounting chief)

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## Definition

Said in older financial language - of a civil servant who heads a treasury in a public body (head of a treasury) and - the head of accounting in a company (head of the financial department). - The word is of Turkish origin and originally meant the Grand Treasurer of Turkey (head of the Ottoman financial administration). - See chamber, penny master, treasury, paymaster. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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