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Mehmed Talaat (Ottoman Turkish: محمد طلعت; Turkish: Mehmet Talât; 1 September 1874 – 15 March 1921), commonly known as Talaat Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: محمد پاشا; Turkish: Talât Paşa), was an Ottoman statesman. A Young Turk, he was one of the triumvirate known as the Three Pashas that came to power in the 1913 coup and de facto ruled the Ottoman Empire during the World War I. He is widely held responsible as the main perpetrator of the Armenian Genocide.
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Mehmed Talaat | |
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281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 4 February 1917 – 14 October 1918 | |
Monarchs | Mehmed V Mehmed VI |
Preceded by | Said Halim Pasha |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Izzet Pasha |
Ottoman Minister of the Interior | |
In office 23 January 1913 – 4 February 1917 | |
Prime Minister | Said Halim Pasha (Grand Vizier) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mehmed Talaat (1874-09-01)September 1, 1874 Kırcaali, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Kardzhali, Bulgaria) |
Died | March 21, 1921(1921-03-21) (aged 46) Berlin, Weimar Republic |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Resting place | Monument of Liberty, Istanbul |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Political party | Committee of Union and Progress (Young Turks) |
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