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Talaat Pasha cabinet

Government of the Ottoman Empire
Talaat Pasha
Date formed4 February 1917
Date dissolved8 October 1918
People and organisations
Head of stateMehmed V, Mehmed VI
Head of governmentTalaat Pasha
No. of ministers10
Member partiesUnion and Progress Party
History
PredecessorSaid Halim Pasha government
SuccessorAhmet İzzet Pasha government

The Talaat Pasha cabinets were headed by Grand Vizier Talaat Pasha. It was formed on February 4th after Said Halim Pasha's resignation. It was composed of members of the Union and Progress Party. The cabinet was dissolved upon Mehmed V's death, Mehmed VI again appointed Talaat Pasha as his Grand Vizier following his sword girthing. It was dissolved for good when Talaat Pasha resigned due to Ottoman defeat in the Great War.

The cabinet was noted for being one of the smallest of the war time cabinets during WWI.[1]

List of ministers

Cabinet Talaat Pasha

4 February 1917 – 8 October 1918

Portfolio Minister Start End Reference
Grand Vizier

Interior

Mehmed Talaat Pasha 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]
Foreign Affairs Ahmed Nesimi (Sayman) 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]
War İsmail Enver Pasha 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]
Justice

President of Council of State

Halil (Menteşe) 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]
Trade and Agriculture Mustafa Şerif (Özkan) 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [2][3]
Navy Ahmed Cemal Pasha 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]
Supply Kara Kemal 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]
Post and Telegraph Hüseyin Haşim (Sanver) 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [4]
Public Works Ali Münif (Yeğenağa) 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]
Education Ali Münif (Yeğenağa) 4 February 1917 21 July 1918 [1]
Mehmed Nâzım 21 July 1918 8 October 1918 [5][6]
Evkaf

Şeyhülislam

Musa Kazım 4 February 1917 8 October 1918 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Erich, Jan Zürcher (13 April 2019). "Young Turk Governance in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War". Middle Eastern Studies. 55 (6): 897–913 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
  2. ^ Sicil-i Osmani, Mehmet Süreyya Bey
  3. ^ Son Dönem Osmanlı Erkan ve Ricali (1839 - 1922) Prosopografik Rehber, Sinan Kuneralp, ISIS Press, İstanbul, ISBN 9784281181, 1999
  4. ^ "GEÇMİŞTEN GÜNÜMÜZE GENEL MÜDÜRLERİMİZ". PTT Genel Müdürlüğü. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015.
  5. ^ Sicil-i Osmani, Mehmet Süreyya Bey
  6. ^ Son Dönem Osmanlı Erkan ve Ricali (1839 - 1922) Prosopografik Rehber, Sinan Kuneralp, ISIS Press, İstanbul, ISBN 9784281181, 1999


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