Koca Dervish Mehmed Pasha (; tr, Koca Derviş Mehmed Paşa and ''Bıyıklı Koca Derviş Mehmed Paşa'') was an
Ottoman military officer and statesman from
Circassia
Circassia (; also known as Cherkessia in some sources; ady, Адыгэ Хэку, Адыгей, lit=, translit=Adıgə Xəku, Adıgey; ; ota, چرکسستان, Çerkezistan; ) was a country and a historical region in the along the northeast ...
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He was made
Kapudan Pasha
The Kapudan Pasha ( ota, قپودان پاشا, modern Turkish: ), was the Grand Admiral of the navy of the Ottoman Empire. He was also known as the ( ota, قپودان دریا, links=no, modern: , "Captain of the Sea"). Typically, he was bas ...
(Grand Admiral) in 1652 and promoted to
Grand Vizier on 21 March 1653. He held the position until 28 October 1654.
[H. Laoust, Les Governeurs de Damas sous les Mamlouks et les premiers ottomans (1260-1744), Damasc 1952]
See also
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List of Ottoman Grand Viziers
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List of Kapudan Pashas
The Kapudan Pasha ( ota, قپودان پاشا, Modern Turkish: ''Kaptan Paşa''), also known in Turkish as Kaptan-ı Derya ("Captain of the Seas"), was the commander-in-chief of the navy of the Ottoman Empire. Around 160 captains served betwe ...
References
17th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire
Kapudan Pashas
People from the Ottoman Empire of Circassian descent
Ottoman military officers
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