Monarch Ahmed I Alma mater Enderun School Education Enderun School | Nationality Ottoman Succeeded by Kuyucu Murad Pasha | |
Preceded by Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha Died 9 December 1606, Istanbul, Turkey Similar Kuyucu Murad Pasha, Nasuh Pasha, Handan Sultan, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Ahmed I | ||
Dervish Mehmed Pasha (Turkish: Derviş Mehmed Paşa; c. 1569 – 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.
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Origin
He was from Bosnia (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.
Career
He was the bey of Herzegovina.
He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606. A telhis of Dervish Mehmed to the sultan spoke of him changing the Voivode of Moldavia from Constantin Movila to Simion Movila (1606).
He was strangled by Ahmed I's order. He was buried at Üsküdar.
In popular culture
In the 2015 TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Boşnak Dervish Mehmed Pasha is portrayed by Turkish actor Mehmet Kurtuluş.