Historical clue formulations

• Officials outranking beys — 2017-08-25
• Grand viziers, e.g. — 2017-05-28
• Ottoman bigwigs — 2016-08-09
• Old Turkish pooh-bahs — 2011-07-18
• Turkish pooh-bahs — 2008-02-03
• Former Turkish V.I.P.'s — 2002-09-19
• Ottoman V.I.P.'s — 2001-07-22
• Muhammad Ali and others — 1999-09-19
• Turkish pooh-bahs — 1997-07-06