Moralı Dervish Mehmed Pasha
Moralı Yağlıkçızade Derviş Mehmed Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 10 August 1774 – 7 July 1775 | |
| Monarch | Abdülhamit I |
| Preceded by | Izzet Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Darendeli Mehmed Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1735 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | February 1784 Chios, Ottoman Greece |
| Nationality | Ottoman Turk |
Moralı Yağlıkçızade Derviş Mehmed Pasha (born 1735 in Constantinople - died; 1777 in Chios), was an Ottoman statesman who served as grand vizier for one year and six months between July 6, 1775, and January 5, 1777, during the reign of Abdul Hamid I.
Early life[edit]
He was of Turkish origin. His father was "Yağlıkçı Kadri Ağa of Kırşehir" and therefore he is known by the nickname "Yağlıkçızade".[1] He was born in Constantinople.
Career[edit]
He started his civil service as the assistant manager of the treasurer Behçet Efendi. Later, he served as "dividdar" under Naili Abdullah Pasha, Silahdar Bıyıklı Ali Pasha and Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Pasha, respectively. Later, he was promoted to the position of "defterdar pursemaster" and, in 1768, "finance clerk", and became one of the dignitaries of the state. In February 1772, when the army was in Shumen during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), he was promoted from finance memorandum to treasurer and reached one of the most important ranks in this government office. He was dismissed from this duty when the army returned to Istanbul in 1773–1774. But he was appointed chief treasurer again in November 1774 and was promoted to the position of Grand Vizier Kethuda on 5 April 1775.[1]
While he was in this position, on July 7, 1775, Sultan Abdul Hamid I dismissed Grand Vizier Izzet Mehmed Pasha from his post because he had an argument with the Shaykh al-Islam at an official banquet and appointed Yağlıkçızade Derviş Mehmed Pasha as grand vizier. His period as grand vizier coincided with 13 years of peace after the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca signed in 1774, and the foreign policy of the state began to gain importance only towards the end of his grand viziership, as Russia supported Şahin Giray's candidacy for the Crimean Khanate. However, on January 5, 1777, he was dismissed from the position of grand vizier by Sultan Abdulhamid I because he neglected state affairs and did not deal with the issues that needed to be resolved, especially after Küçük Kaynarca.[1]
Today, historians are very critical of the grand viziers whom Abdülhamit I chose and soon dismissed.[2]
After his dismissal, Yağlıkçızade Derviş Mehmet Pasha was exiled to Gallipoli. But he did not stay long in exile, was pardoned, and was appointed to Crete as the Governor of Chania on February 10, 1777. He fell ill while he was on this mission. He died while arriving at Chios Island and stopping there.[1]
Works[edit]
He rebuilt the Seyyidu's-aadat tomb and mosque in Egypt. He had Bursa Mevlevi Lodge and Üskuűdar Nasuhîzade Lodge repaired. He had a fountain built in Eyüp.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Koç, Havva "Mehmed Paşa (Derviş, Yağlıkçızade)" (1999), Yaşamları ve Yapıtlarıyla Osmanlılar Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık A.Ş. C.2 s.157-158 ISBN 975-08-0072-9
- ^ For example, Sakaoğlu, who wrote sultan biographies:
Sakaoğlu, Necdet (1999), "Bu Mülkün Sultanları, İstanbul:Oğlak say.176During this period, Abdulhamid I did not take new measures and pursued a policy of changing them frequently for trivial reasons. Traditional institutions were preserved as they were, with their considerable inadequacies. Abdulhamid changed the grand vizier frequently with flimsy excuses. The grand viziers he chose were people with a poor worldview and far from understanding the problems. The first seven grand viziers were expected to be successful in their elections because they were synonymous with the Prophet of Islam. Their common feature was that their names were "Mehmed" (Muhammad).
Further reading[edit]
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (1999), Bu Mülkün Sultanları, İstanbul:Oğlak, say 176 ISBN 9753292996.
- Mehmed Süreyya (haz. Nuri Akbayar) (1996), Sicill-i Osmani, İstanbul:Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları ISBN 975-333-0383 C.IV s. [1]
- Koç, Havva "Mehmed Paşa (Derviş, Yağlıkçızade)" (1999), Yaşamları ve Yapıtlarıyla Osmanlılar Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık A.Ş. C.2 s.157-158 ISBN 975-08-0072-9
- Buz, Ayhan, (2009) Osmanlı Sadrazamları, İstanbul: Neden Kitap, ISBN978-975-254-278-5, .
- Danişmend, İsmail Hami, (2011), İzahlı Osmanlı Tarihi Kronolojisi 6 Cilt, İstanbul:Doğu Kütüphanesi, ISBN 9789944397681
- Tektaş, Nazim (2002), Sadrâzamlar Osmanlı'da İkinci Adam Saltanatı, İstanbul:Çatı Yayınevi (Google books: [2]
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