Doctor Nazım
Turkish physician, politician, and genocide perpetrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Nâzım, the title is Bey, and there is no family name.
Selanikli Mehmed Nâzım Bey also known as Doktor Nazım (1870 – 26 August 1926) was a Turkish physician, politician, and revolutionary. Nazım Bey was a founding member of the Committee of Union and Progress, and served on its central committee for over ten years. He played a significant role in the Armenian genocide and the expulsion of Greeks in Western Anatolia.[1][2][3] He was convicted for allegedly conspiring to assassinate Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in İzmir and was hanged in Ankara on 26 August 1926.[4] He also served as the chairman of the Turkish sports club Fenerbahçe S.K. between 1916 and 1918.[5]
Quick Facts Dr.Mehmed Nazım, Minister of Education ...
Mehmed Nazım | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 21 July 1918 – 8 October 1918 | |
Monarch | Mehmed VI |
Prime Minister | Talat Pasha |
Preceded by | Ali Münif Yeğenağa |
Succeeded by | Gelenbevizade Mehmet Said |
Secretary General of the Union and Progress Party | |
In office 23 July 1909 – 23 Jule 1910 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1870 Selanik, Salonica Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 26 August 1926 (aged 55/56) Ankara, Turkey |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Spouse | Evliyazade Beria Hanım |
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