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Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha (1743 – 18 September 1812) was a
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Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha (1743 – 18 September 1812) was a grand vizier
Grand vizier ( fa, وزيرِ اعظم, vazîr-i aʾzam; ota, صدر اعظم, sadr-ı aʾzam; tr, sadrazam) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. The office of Grand Vizier was first ...
of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
and served from 1794 to 1798.
Izzet Mehmet Pasha was born in Safranbolu
Safranbolu () is a town and district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is about 9 km north of the city of Karabük, north of Ankara and about 100 km south of the Black Sea coast. The town's historic names in Gr ...
(today in Karabük Province
Karabük Province ( tr, Karabük ili ) is a landlocked Provinces of Turkey, province in the northern part of Anatolia (northern central Turkey), located about north of Ankara, away from Zonguldak and away from Kastamonu. In 2010 it had a popula ...
, Turkey
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). His uncle was 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 based ...
(grand admiral) . Izzet Mehmed Pasha came to Istanbul
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in 1759/60 to work with him. In 1778, he married Halil Hamid Pasha
Halil Hamid Pasha, also Halil Hamit Paşa (1736–1785) was the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 31 December 1782 to 30 April 1785. He was of Bosnian origin. He was especially instrumental in inviting foreign experts, especially French ...
's daughter, becoming his son-in-law.
He then served as the Ottoman governor of Jeddah
Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...
(1787–1790), Morea
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(1790–1791), and Egypt
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(May 1791 – September 1794).
On 19 October 1794, he was appointed grand vizier
Grand vizier ( fa, وزيرِ اعظم, vazîr-i aʾzam; ota, صدر اعظم, sadr-ı aʾzam; tr, sadrazam) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. The office of Grand Vizier was first ...
by sultan
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Selim III
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. He was dismissed on 30 August 1798 and exiled to Chios
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(now a Greek
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island), and then to Manisa
Manisa (), historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.
Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port cit ...
. He died in Manisa on 19 September 1812.Tualimforum page /ref>
Legacy
Izzet Mehmet commissioned a watchtower in 1797 and a mosque in 1798/ref> in his hometown of
Safranbolu
Safranbolu () is a town and district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is about 9 km north of the city of Karabük, north of Ankara and about 100 km south of the Black Sea coast. The town's historic names in Gr ...
(see İzzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque
İzzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque is an 18th-century mosque in Safranbolu of Karabük Province, Turkey.
Geography
The mosque is in the market place of Safranbolu at . The street in front of the mosque is Adnan Menderes street which connects Safranbolu t ...
).
See also
* List of Ottoman Grand Viziers *List of Ottoman governors of Egypt
The Ottoman Empire's governors of Egypt from 1517 to 1805 were at various times known by different but synonymous titles, among them ''beylerbey'', viceroy, governor, governor-general, or, more generally, '' wāli''. Furthermore, the Ottoman sul ...
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