Topal Izzet Mehmed Pasha, Topal Izzet Pasha, or Darendeli Mehmed Pasha (; 1792–1855) was an Ottoman admiral and reformist

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during the

Tanzimat The (, , lit. 'Reorganization') was a period of liberal reforms in the Ottoman Empire that began with the Edict of Gülhane of 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. Driven by reformist statesmen such as Mustafa Reşid Pash ...

period. He was

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire The grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire ( or ''Sadr-ı Azam'' (''Sadrazam''); Ottoman Turkish language, Ottoman Turkish: or ) was the ''de facto'' prime minister of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, sultan in the Ottoman Empire, with the absolute p ...

during two terms: He was of

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origin.İsmail Kara, “Sicill-i Osmanî”, a.e., VIII, 588. * 24 October 1828 - 28 January 1829 * 7 October 1841 - 30 August 1842 Around 1840, he also served as the

Kapudan Pasha The Kapudan Pasha (, modern Turkish: ), also known as the (, modern: , "Captain of the Sea") was the grand admiral of the Ottoman Navy. Typically, he was based at Galata and Gallipoli during the winter and charged with annual sailings durin ...

(Grand Admiral) of the

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19th-century grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire Ottoman people of the Greek War of Independence Turks from the Ottoman Empire Kapudan Pashas 1792 births 1838 deaths {{Ottoman-bio-stub

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