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Salih Hulusi Kezrak

1864 – 1939

Turkish statesperson and teacher

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Lived 1864 – 1939 (aged 74–75). Salih Hulusi Kezrak was a Turkish politician, teacher, statesperson, political writer and poet.

Salih Hulusi Pasha (;‎ ; 1864–1939), known as Salih Hulusi Kezrak after the Turkish Surname Law of 1934, was one of the last Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire, under the reign of the last Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI, between 8 March 1920 and 2 April 1920. Since he had been unable to form a government, and as part of the chain of events following the occupation of Istanbul by the Allies (particularly the arrests of a number of deputies of the Ottoman Parliament), he was dismissed from office by the sultan under foreign pressure on 2 April. His dismissal was to be followed by the official closure of the Parliament itself on 5 April, thus putting an end to the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire.

In terms of effective shaping of policies by the remaining Ottoman state structure, his office (as well as his predecessor Ali Rıza Pasha's) are usually considered as mere intervals between the two offices of Damat Ferid Pasha, the signatory of the Treaty of Sèvres.

Prior to his premiership, Salih Hulusi Pasha held the office of the Minister of the Marine under two preceding governments and also under his successor Ahmed Tevfik Pasha. At a time when Turkey had two governments, he was often charged with contacts with the rising Ankara government set up by Mustafa Kemal Pasha. With the end of the Ottoman monarchy, Hulusi Salih Pasha retired from politics. Later he joined the military and played a significant role in the crushing of the Kurdish lead Ararat rebellion in 1930. Having adopted the surname "Kezrak" under the 1934 Surname Law in Turkey, Hulusi Pasha died in 1939 in Istanbul.

Kezrak's father, Ferik Dilaver Pasha, was a Circassian Lieutenant general in the Ottoman Navy, who published Dilaver Pasha Regulations during his service as Minister of Mining in 1865.

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Important facts

Born
1864, Istanbul
Birth century
Education
Ottoman Military Academy, Kuleli Military High School, Turkish Military Academy
Positions held
Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Ministry of Navy (Ottoman Empire), Ottoman Minister of War
Employers
Turkish Military Academy
Also known as
Salih Hulusi Paşa

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Who was Salih Hulusi Kezrak?

Turkish statesperson and teacher (1864–1939)

When was Salih Hulusi Kezrak born?

Salih Hulusi Kezrak was born in 1864 in Istanbul.

When did Salih Hulusi Kezrak die?

Salih Hulusi Kezrak died on 25 October 1939 in Istanbul.

What was Salih Hulusi Kezrak's occupation?

Salih Hulusi Kezrak was a politician, teacher, statesperson, political writer and poet.

What nationality was Salih Hulusi Kezrak?

Salih Hulusi Kezrak was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Salih Hulusi Kezrak

· Wikidata: Q931948

· DBpedia: Salih Hulusi Pasha

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