Sadrazam Melek Mehmed Paşa Vakıfları
Grand Vizier Melek Mehmed Pash Vaqfs

Summary/Abstract: Being one of the grand viziers of the Selim III era, Melek Mehmed Pasha funcitoned in important duties during the crisis times in the empire. He was married with Zeynep Asima Sultan and became groom in the palace. He was appointed as a Grand Vizier when he was 73 years old and stayed 2,5 years in the duty. Because of the his old age, he was removed from the duty and died after 7 years in Ortaköy. There ara no specific studies about Mehmet Pasha who discharged important duties and found vaqfs. A short Mehmet Pasha’s biography will be given and his vaqf services and their incomes in order to support charities be analyzed in this study.

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