Mehmed Riza Pasha

Mehmed Riza Pasha
Birth name Mehmed Riza
Born 1844
Died 1920 (aged 75–76)
Allegiance  Ottoman Empire
Service/branch  Ottoman Army
Rank Serasker
Battles/wars Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)

Mehmed Riza Pasha or Serasker Riza Pasha (Turkish: Serasker Rıza Paşa; 1844–1920)[1] was an Ottoman military commander. He reached the rank of Serasker what was the highest military rank of the Ottoman Empire.[2] He participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78).

Biography

He was promoted to Serasker by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The house owned by the Pasha can still be found on the Bosphorous.[3]

He was exiled to live in France following the end of the Ottoman Dynasty, had three sons. Sureyya Pasha[4] and Ziya Bey and Sukru Bey. Ziya Bey went with his father to France, where they lived in Nice. The home in Nice still bears a plaque to show his habitation of the property.

He had a grip upon the Ottoman Empire as the Sultan by all accounts was weak, having inherited the title from his brother Abdülaziz.

He is buried in the courtyard where the tomb of Mahmud II is located as well as other notable gentlemen of that period.

References

  1. ↑ "Hüla-i hirt".
  2. ↑ German Staff Officer, Karl Julius W. Viktor von Strantz, Modern Warfare: as illustrated by the Greco-Turkish War By Greco-Turkish War, 1900, pp. 284-189.
  3. ↑ http://www.uslanmam.com/turk-kulturu/653622-serasker-riza-pasa-yalisi-uskudar.html
  4. ↑ Süreyya Opera House
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