 During the early years of his career, he served as the head of the translation department for the Ottoman Bank, a post that allowed him to forge ties to the Palace.After uncovering a case of malpractice at the bank, he was recommended by the General Director of the Ottoman Bank to Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who was looking to put the affairs of the Privy Treasury into order.A bachelor all his life, Hagop Kazazian lived in the Yeniköy district of Istanbul with his mother.