Said Halim Pasha cabinet
The Said Halim Pasha cabinet was headed by Grand Vizier Said Halim Pasha. It was formed on 17 June 1913 after Mahmud Shevket Pasha's assassination. It soon came to be wholly controlled by the Union and Progress Party. With the exception of Mardikyan Bey being the only Christian, everyone in cabinet was Muslim, with Said Halim Pasha and his brother Abbas Pasha Arabs and the rest Turks.
Said Halim Pasha cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Government of Ottoman Empire | |
 Said Halim Pasha | |
| Date formed | 17 June 1913 |
| Date dissolved | 3 February 1917 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Mehmed V |
| Head of government | Said Halim Pasha |
| Total no. of members | 14 |
| Member parties | Union and Progress Party |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1914 Ottoman general election |
| Predecessor | Shevket Pasha government |
| Successor | Talaat Pasha government |
Said Halim's government was under the influence of Talaat Bey, Enver Pasha, and Cemal Pasha. While Said Halim negotiated a secret alliance with the German Empire, Enver and Talaat engineered the Ottoman Empire's entry into the First World War. This caused four ministers to tender their resignations.[1]
On 3 February 1917, Said Halim resigned due to "health concerns" and Talaat Bey was appointed Grand Vizier the next day.[2]
| Cabinet Mehmed Said Halim Pasha
17 June 1913 – 3 February 1917 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| Grand Vizier | Said Halim Pasha | 17 June 1913 | 3 February 1917 |
| Şeyhülislam | Mehmed Esad Efendi | 17 June 1913 | 16 March 1914 |
| Ürgüplü Mustafa Hayri Efendi | 16 March 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of War | Ahmet İzzet Pasha | 17 June 1913 | 3 January 1914 |
| Enver Pasha | 3 January 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Said Halim Pasha | 17 June 1913 | 24 October 1915 |
| Halil Menteşe | 24 October 1915 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Justice | Pirizade İbrahim Hayrullah* | 17 June 1913 | 3 February 1917 |
| President of Council of State | Halil Menteşe | 17 June 1913 | 28 May 1914 |
| Pirizade İbrahim Hayrullah** | 28 May 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Interior | Mehmed Talaat | 17 June 1913 | 3 February 1917 |
| Minister of Finance | Menemenlizade Rifat* | 17 June 1913 | 10 March 1914 |
| Mehmed Cavid | 10 March 1914 | 5 November 1914 | |
| Mehmed Talaat** | 5 November 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Imperial Pious Foundations | Ürgüplü Mustafa Hayri Efendi* | 17 June 1913 | 8 May 1916 |
| Pirizade İbrahim Hayrullah** | 8 May 1916 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Navy | Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha** | 17 June 1913 | 9 March 1914 |
| Cemal Pasha | 10 March 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Education | Ahmet Şükrü (Bayındır) | 12 June 1913 | 3 February 1917 |
| Minister of Trade and Agriculture | Suleyman al-Boustani | 17 June 1913 | 5 November 1914 |
| Ahmet Nesimi (Sayman) | 5 November 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Public Works | Osman Nizami Pasha | 17 June 1913 | 17 December 1913 |
| Cemal Pasha** | 17 December 1913 | 25 February 1914 | |
| Cemal Pasha | 25 February 1914 | 10 March 1914 | |
| Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha | 10 March 1914 | 5 November 1914 | |
| Ahmet Nesimi (Sayman)** | 5 November 1914 | 7 November 1914 | |
| Abbas Halim Pasha | 7 November 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Minister of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone | Oskan Mardikyan* | 17 June 1913 | 5 November 1914 |
| Ahmet Şükrü (Bayındır)** | 5 November 1914 | 3 February 1917 | |
| Source:[3] | |||
References
- Mango, Andrew (1999). Atatürk. John Murray. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7195-6592-2.
- Kieser, Hans-Lukas (2018). Talaat Pasha: Father of Modern Turkey, Architect of Genocide. Princeton University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-691-15762-7.
- Uzun, Hakan (2019). "BİRİNCİ DÜNYA SAVAŞI SIRASINDA OSMANLI HÜKÜMETLERİ VE PROGRAMLARININ ANALİZİ". Ankara Üniversitesi Türk İnkılâp Tarihi Enstitüsü Atatürk Yolu Dergisi: 415–447.