Dervish Mehmed Pasha the Bosniak

Boşnak · Derviş Mehmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office 21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606
Monarch	Ahmed I
Preceded by	Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded by	Kuyucu Murad Pasha
Personal details
Born	Sanjak of Bosnia
Died	9 December 1606
Nationality	Ottoman
Alma mater	Enderun School

Derviş Mehmed Pasha (Turkish: Derviş Mehmed Paşa; c. 1569 – 9 December 1606) was an Ottoman statesman that served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606.

He was from Bosnia (see Bosnia Eyalet and Sanjak of 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.

He was the bey of Herzegovina.

He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 – 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 (1606).

He was strangled by Ahmed I's order. He was buried at Üsküdar.

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

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