Salih Hulusi | |
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| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 8 March 1920 – 5 April 1920 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed VI |
| Preceded by | Ali Rıza Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Damat Ferid Pasha |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 28 April 1909 – 12 January 1910 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed V |
| Preceded by | Ali Riza Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mahmud Şevket Pasha |
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| Born | 1864 Istanbul,Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1939 Istanbul,Turkey |
| Nationality | Ottoman (1864–1922) Turkish (1922–1939) |
Salih Hulusi Pasha (Ottoman Turkish:صالح خلوصي پاشا;Adyghe:Къэрзэч Сэлихь-Хьулуси,romanized: Qərzəç Səlih-Hulusi; 1864–1939), known asSalih Hulusi Kezrak after the TurkishSurname Law of 1934, was one of the lastGrand Viziers of theOttoman Empire, under the reign of the last Ottoman SultanMehmed VI, between 8 March 1920 and 2 April 1920.[1] Since he had been unable to form a government, and as part of the chain of events following theoccupation ofIstanbul by theAllies (particularly the arrests of a number of deputies of theOttoman 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 theSecond 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 predecessorAli Rıza Pasha's) are usually considered as mere intervals between the two offices ofDamat Ferid Pasha, the signatory of theTreaty 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 successorAhmed Tevfik Pasha. At a time when Turkey had two governments, he was often charged with contacts with the risingAnkara government set up byMustafa Kemal Pasha. With theend 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 leadArarat rebellion in 1930.[2] Having adopted the surname "Kezrak" under the 1934Surname Law in Turkey, Hulusi Pasha died in 1939 in Istanbul.
Kezrak's father,Ferik Dilaver Pasha, was aCircassianLieutenant general in theOttoman Navy, who publishedDilaver Pasha Regulations during his service as Minister of Mining in 1865.[3][4]
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