Monarch Mehmed IV Succeeded by Koprulu Mehmed Pasha Allegiance Ottoman Empire | Preceded by Abaza Siyavus Pasha I Nationality Ottoman Name Boynuyarali Pasha | |
Died 1665
Eyup, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||
Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha (died 1665 in Eyüp, Istanbul), also known as Boynueğri Mehmed Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 26 April 1656 to 15 September 1656.
Mehmed Pasha fought in the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–39 under sultan Murad IV. He was wounded in the neck during a battle, earning him the epithets boynuyaralı ("wounded-neck" in Turkish) and boynueğri ("crooked-neck"). As a Sergeant General in his youth, he was involved in the execution of the satirist poet Nef'i.
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