--- title: Ahilya Moshos slug: ahilya-moshos-d0652 url: /detay/ahilya-moshos-d0652 type: biography language: English entity: primary: Ahilya Moshos type: biography categories: - name: General Knowledge slug: genel-kultur url: /kategori/genel-kultur - name: Law slug: hukuk url: /kategori/hukuk - name: Politics And International Relations slug: siyaset-ve-uluslararasi-iliskiler url: /kategori/siyaset-ve-uluslararasi-iliskiler tags: - Membership in Parliament - Ahilya Moshos - Ottoman - law - Republic author: Yunus Emre Sağlam created_at: 2025-12-01T11:21:58.739485+03:00 updated_at: 2025-12-01T11:21:58.739500+03:00 image: https://cdn.t3pedia.org/media/uploads/2025/06/30/TZTw1OwKTc5y46Txj2SdphuTk8aCELov.png --- # Ahilya Moshos > Ahilya Moshos was a lawyer who began her public service in the late Ottoman period and later served as a freelance lawyer and member of the Ninth Term of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. ## KURE Information Cards ### KURE Information Card: Ahilya Moshos ![ChatGPT Image 30 Haz 2025 17_21_25.png](https://cdn.t3pedia.org/media/uploads/2025/06/30/RhOCDfAt672HBqRh5Ub9GK1AwFYcfTLe.png) *https://ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr/detay/1326/Ahilya-Moshos-(1884-1966)* | Field | Value | |-------|-------| | Date and Place of Birth | 1884, Menguli Village, Yanya | | Date and Place of Death | 13 December 1966, Istanbul | | Profession(s) | Lawyer,Member of Parliament,Attorney | | Party | Democratic Party | | Positions Held | Member of Parliament for Istanbul (9th Term), Attorney | | Education | Mekteb-i Hukuk-u Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmaniye | | Foreign Languages | Greek, Arabic, Persian, French | | Spouse and Children | Spouse: Anna Hanım; Children: Klio and Zoi | | Burial Place | Istanbul Şişli Greek Cemetery | ## Article Content [Ahilya Moshos](/en/detay/ahilya-moshos-add4a/llms.txt) 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](/en/detay/1924-constitution-34745/llms.txt). She held various prosecutorial and judicial positions in courts across Istanbul and subsequently worked as a freelance lawyer affiliated with the [Istanbul Bar Association](/en/detay/gaziantep-province-25adf/llms.txt). Elected as an Istanbul deputy in the 1950 elections on the [Democrat Party](/en/detay/menderes-adnan/llms.txt) 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. ### **Education and Public Service Career** 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](/en/detay/the-role-of-women-in-the-war-of-independence-9e0d1/llms.txt). 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. ### **Legal Practice and Patriarchate Responsibilities** 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. ### **Political Life and Parliamentary Membership** A member of the [Democrat Party](/en/detay/may-27-military-coup-94355/llms.txt), 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. ### **Activities After Parliamentary Service** 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. ### **Private Life and Death** 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. ## Academic Sources and References 2. Atatürk Ansiklopedisi. "Ahilya Moshos (1884–1966)." Accessed June 30, 2025. https://ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr/detay/1326/Ahilya-Moshos-(1884-1966)