Boşnak Dervish Mehmed Pasha

For other people named Dervish Mehmed Pasha, see Dervish Mehmed Pasha (disambiguation).
Dervish
Mehmed
Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
21 June 1606  9 December 1606
Monarch Ahmed I
Preceded by Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded by Kuyucu Murad Pasha
Personal details
Born Sanjak of Bosnia
Died 9 December 1606
Nationality Ottoman
Alma mater Enderun School

Dervish Mehmed Pasha (Turkish: Derviş Mehmed Paşa; died 9 December 1606) was an Ottoman statesman that served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606.

Life

Origin

He was from Bosnia[1][2] (see Bosnia Eyalet and Sanjak of Bosnia), and was born Christian, being brought away by the Ottomans as part of the devşirme, becoming a Janissary. He rose in the court ranks and became bostancibasi.[2]

Career

He was the bey of Herzegovina.

He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606.[3] A telhis of Dervish Mehmed to the sultan spoke of him changing the Voivode of Moldavia from Constantin Movila to Simion Movila (1606).[4]

He was strangled by Ahmed I's order.[2] He was buried at Üsküdar.[2]

In popular culture

In the 2015 TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Boşnak Dervish Mehmed Pasha is portrayed by Turkish actor Mehmet Kurtuluş.

See also

References

  1. Mehmet Raif; Günay Kut; Hatice Aynur (1996). Mirʼât-ı İstanbul. felik Gülersoy Vakfı. p. 231.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Safvet-beg Bašagić (1986). Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u islamskoj književnosti: prilog kulturnoj historiji Bosne i Hercegovine. Svjetlost. p. 351.
  3. Comité international d'études pré-ottomanes et ottomanes. Symposium (1994). CIÉPO: Osmanlı Öncesi ve Osmanlı Araştırmaları Uluslararası Komitesi. Atatürk Kültür Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 2.
  4. International Journal of Turkish Studies 7. University of Wisconsin. 2001. p. 51.

Sources

Political offices
Preceded by
Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606
Succeeded by
Kuyucu Murad Pasha
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