Mehmet Celal Bey
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Mehmet Celal Bey (Ottoman Turkish: محمد جلال بك; 1863 – 15 February 1926) was an Ottoman-born Turkish statesman and a key witness to the Armenian genocide. During his career as a politician, Celal Bey served as governor of the Ottoman provinces associated with the cities Erzurum, Aleppo, Aydın, Edirne, Konya, and Adana. He also served as minister of the interior and minister of agriculture as well as mayor of Istanbul. Celal Bey is known for having saved many lives during the Armenian genocide by defying deportation orders, which were preludes to starvation and massacres. As a result, he was removed from his post as governor in Aleppo and transferred to Konya, where he was again dismissed upon continuing to obstruct deportations. Today, he is often called the Turkish Oskar Schindler.
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Born | 1863 (1863) Kadıköy, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | February 15, 1926(1926-02-15) (aged 62–63) Osmanbey, Istanbul, Turkey |
Spouse | Rukiye Hanım |