Köprülü Mehmed Pasha Appointed Ottoman Grand Vizier

Name: Köprülü Mehmed Pasha Appointed Ottoman Grand Vizier
Start: 1656
End: 1660

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1656–1660

In September 1656, the aged and capable Köprülü Mehmed Pasha became Ottoman grand vizier with the support of Valide Sultan Turhan Hatice, mother of S…

Timeline

1656Topkapı Palace · Ottoman EmpireKöprülü Mehmed Pasha accepted the sultan's decree and formally took office as grand vizier, on the condition of absolute power free from interference; the sultan's mother Turhan pledged to support all his decisions.
1656–1660Across the Ottoman Empire · Ottoman EmpireKöprülü executed large numbers of corrupt officials and rivals, restored army discipline, suppressed local revolts in Anatolia, reestablished fiscal order, and began rebuilding the Ottoman navy, laying the groundwork for the empire's brief revival.

Sources

The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It — Suraiya Faroqhi (2004)
Köprülü: The Viziers and the Sultan — Rifaat Ali Abou-El-Haj (1984)