Molko was born into a modest
Jewish family in
Salonica, and moved to
Constantinople during his childhood. He received his early education at the Camondo Institution. At the age of 18, he joined the
Foreign Office, where he eventually rose to the position of Chief Translator under Sultan
Abdulaziz. He continued to hold this position during the reign of Sultan
Abdul Hamid II. Molko sided with the
Young Turks movement during the
1908–9 revolution. In 1910, he was appointed a member of the
Senate. Throughout his career, Molko received numerous honors. He was awarded the Grand Cordon of the
Order of Nishan-i-Osmanie, the
Order of the Nishan-i-Medjidie, the
Nishan-i-Imtiaz, and the
Persian Order of the Sun and Lion. He was also recognized as a Commander of the
French Legion of Honor and was decorated with the
Order of the Crown of Prussia and the
Swedish Order of the Star, First Class. ==References==