Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha


Derviş Mehmed Pasha was an Ottoman statesman that served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 and 9 December 1606.

Life

Origin

He was from 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 and 9 December 1606. A telhis of Derviş Mehmed to the sultan spoke of him changing the Voivode of Moldavia from Constantin Movila to Simion Movila.
He was strangled by Ahmed I's order when he learned that his father Sultan Mehmed III was poisoned to death by Dervish Mehmed Pasha. He was buried at Üsküdar.

In popular culture

In the 2015 TV series , Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha is portrayed by Turkish actor Mehmet Kurtuluş.