Topal Recep Pasha

Topal Recep Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office 10 February 1632 – 18 May 1632
Monarch	Murat IV
Preceded by	Hafız Ahmed Pasha
Succeeded by	Tabanıyassi Mehmed Pasha
Personal details
Born	Sanjak of Bosnia
Died	18 May 1632 Tokat, Turkey
Nationality	Ottoman
Spouse(s)	Gevherhan Sultan (daughter of Ahmed I)

Topal Recep Pasha ("Recep Pasha "Lame"; died 18 May 1632) was an Ottoman statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia,^[1] as well as Damat ("bridegroom") to the House of Osman. He served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 10 February 1632 to 18 May 1632.^[2] He was instrumental in lynching the former grand vizier, Hafız Ahmet Pasha. When his brother-in-law Sultan Murad IV realized this, he had Recep Pasha executed on 18 May 1632.^[3]

References

1. İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 34. (Turkish)
2. Sakaoglu, Necdet, (1999) Bu Mülkün Sultanları, İstanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık ISBN 978-975-329-693-9 pg.240
3. Ayhan Buz: Osmanlı Sadrazamları, Neden Kitap, İstanbul, 2009, ISBN 978-975-254-278-5 p.92