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Ahmed İzzet Pasha
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ahmed Izzet Pasha.
Turkish War of Independence
Ahmed İzzet Pasha came back into government as War Minister in Damat Ferid Pasha's cabinet. According to himself, he took important steps to reorganize Ottoman armies and prepare them for renewed combat. He was one of many statesmen of the Istanbul government clandestinely supportive of the Nationalist movement. Under Grand Vizier Ali Rıza Pasha he became a sort of unofficial ambassador for the Ottoman government to the Nationalist Movement, then based in Sivas organized under the Committee of Representation.