The İzzet Pasha cabinet was headed by Grand Vizier Ahmet İzzet Pasha. It was formed on October 14, 1918 after Talaat Pasha's resignation. It was mostly composed of members of the anti-war faction of the Union and Progress Party.[1] The most important accomplishment of the government was when Naval Minister Rauf Orbay signed the Armistice of Mudros on October 30, ending World War I for the Ottoman Empire. The government did not last long, and İzzet Pasha resigned just before the occupation of Istanbul.

İzzet Pasha cabinet

Government of the Ottoman Empire
Ahmet İzzet Pasha
Date formed14 October 1918
Date dissolved11 November 1918
People and organisations
Head of stateMehmed VI
Head of governmentAhmed İzzet Pasha
Member partiesUnion and Progress Party
History
Election(s)1914 Ottoman general election
PredecessorTalaat Pasha government
SuccessorAhmet Tevfik Pasha government
Cabinet İzzet Pasha

14 October 1918 – 11 November 1918

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office
Grand Vizier Ahmed İzzet Pasha (Furgaç) 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Şeyhülislam Ömer Hulusi Efendi 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of War &

Chief of the general staff

Ahmed İzzet Pasha (Furgaç) 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Foreign Affairs Menemenlizade Mehmed Nabi** 14 October 1918 28 October 1918
Menemenlizade Mehmed Nabi 28 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Justice Mustafa Hayri Efendi 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
President of Council of State Reşid Akıf Pasha 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Interior Ali Fethi (Okyar) 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Finance Mehmed Cavid* 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Imperial Pious Foundations Abdurrahman Şeref 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Navy Hüseyin Rauf (Orbay) 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Education Gelenbevizade Mehmet Said 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Trade and Agriculture Ziya Pasha (Kutnak)** 14 October 1918 26 October 1918
Celal Muhtar** 26 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Public Works Ziya Pasha (Kutnak) 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Abdurrahman Şeref 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Minister of Supply Celal Muhtar 14 October 1918 11 November 1918
Source:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Mango, Andrew (1999). Atatürk. London: John Murray (publisher). p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7195-6592-2.
  2. ^ Uzun, Hakan (2019). "BİRİNCİ DÜNYA SAVAŞI SIRASINDA OSMANLI HÜKÜMETLERİ VE PROGRAMLARININ ANALİZİ". Ankara Üniversitesi Türk İnkılâp Tarihi Enstitüsü Atatürk Yolu Dergisi: 415–447.