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Mehmed Cemil
Personal details
Born1828
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died1872
Romania

Mehmed Cemil Bey (1828 in Constantinople – 1872 in Romania) 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.[1]

Early life and career

1860s portrait

Mehmed Cemil Bey was born in Constantinople as the son of Mustafa Reşid Pasha, the chief architect behind the Tanzimat reforms.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badem, Candan (2010). The Ottoman Crimean War (1853-1856). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-18205-9.