Djevdet Bey

Djevdet Bey, Jevdet Bey, Cevdet Belbez[1] (Modern Turkish: Cevdet Bey ) was the governor of the Van vilayet of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He governed from 1914 until the evacuation of Muslims from Van Province in May 1915.[2] He succeeded Governor Tahsin Bay.

He was portrayed by Elias Koteas in the 2002 film Ararat.

He was the brother-in-law of Enver Pasha.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ a b Sait Çetinoğlu, "Bir Osmanlı Komutanının Soykırım Güncesi", Birikim, 09.04.2009. (Turkish)
  2. ^ McCarthy, Arslan, Taskiran, Turan. The Armenian Rebellion at Van. 2006.

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