Mehmed Cemil Bey


Mehmed Cemil Bey was an Ottoman diplomat, who was one of the many European-educated public figures in the mid-19th-century Ottoman Empire. He is most notable for being involved in diplomatic affairs following the aftermath of the Crimean War.

Early life and career

Mehmed Cemil Bey was born in Constantinople as the son of Mustafa Reşid Pasha, the chief architect behind the Tanzimat reforms.
He was a representative of the Ottoman Empire, alongside Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha at the Congress of Paris in 1856. He also served as an ambassador to France.