Topal Recep Pasha

Topal Recep Pasha (Bosnian: Topal Redžep-paša, "Recep Pasha "Lame"; died 18 May 1632) was an Ottoman statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia,^[1] as well as Damat ("bridegroom") to the House of Osman as husband of Gevherhan Sultan, daughter of Sultan Ahmed I. He served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 10 February 1632 to 18 May 1632.^[2] He was instrumental in lynching the former grand vizier, Hafiz Ahmed Pasha. When his brother-in-law Sultan Murad IV realized this, he had Recep Pasha executed on 18 May 1632 in Constantinople.^[3] He was of Bosnian origin.^[4]

Topal Recep Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office 10 February 1632 – 18 May 1632
Monarch	Murad IV
Preceded by	Hafız Ahmed Pasha
Succeeded by	Tabanıyassi Mehmed Pasha
Personal details
Born	Sanjak of Bosnia
Died	18 May 1632 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Nationality	Ottoman
Spouse	Gevherhan Sultan ​ (m. 1622)​
Children	Safiye Hanımsultan

References

1. İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1971, p. 34. (Turkish)
2. Sakaoglu, Necdet, (1999) Bu Mülkün Sultanları, Istanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık ISBN 978-975-329-693-9 pg.240
3. Ayhan Buz: Osmanlı Sadrazamları, Neden Kitap, İstanbul, 2009, ISBN 978-975-254-278-5 p. 92
4. Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı, (1954) Osmanlı Tarihi III. Cilt, 2. Kısım XVI. Yüzyıl Ortalarından XVII. Yüzyıl Sonuna kadar), Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu (Altıncı Baskı 2011) ISBN 978-975-16-0010) p.384

Political offices
Preceded by Filibeli Hafız Ahmed Pasha	Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 10 February 1632 – 18 May 1632	Succeeded by Tabanıyassı Mehmed Pasha