Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha
This is an Ottoman Turkish style name. Mehmed is the given name, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
| Boynuyaralı / Boynueğri Mehmed Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
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In office 26 April 1656 – 15 September 1656 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Abaza Siyavuş Pasha I |
| Succeeded by | Köprülü Mehmed Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died |
1665 Eyüp, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire |
| Battles/wars | Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–39) (WIA) |
Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha (died 1665 in Eyüp, Istanbul), also known as Boynueğri Mehmed Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 26 April 1656 to 15 September 1656.[1]
Mehmed Pasha fought in the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–39 under sultan Murad IV. He was wounded in the neck during a battle, earning him the epithets boynuyaralı ("wounded-neck" in Turkish) and boynueğri ("crooked-neck").[2] As a Sergeant General in his youth, he was involved in the execution of the satirist poet Nef'i.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Abaza Siyavuş Pasha I |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 26 April 1656 – 15 September 1656 |
Succeeded by Köprülü Mehmed Pasha |
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