Koca Mustafa Pasha

Koca Mustafa Pasha (died 1512) was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1511 to 1512.[1] He was Roman (Rum) and probably not a devşirme.[2]

For the 19th century diplomat and reformer, see Mustafa Reşid Pasha. For the railway station in Fatih, Istanbul, see Kocamustafapaşa railway station.
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Mustafa, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
Koca
Mustafa
Pasha
23rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
1511–1512
MonarchBayezid II
Preceded byHersekzade Ahmed Pasha
Succeeded byHersekzade Ahmed Pasha
Personal details
BornUnknown
Died1512
Bursa, Ottoman Empire
NationalityOttoman
Spouse(s)Kamerşah Sultan

Life

He started his career as kapıcıbaşı, that is "chief doorkeeper" of the Topkapi Palace: in this office he acted also as Master of Ceremonies at receptions of foreign ambassadors. Appointed Grand Vizier near the end of the reign of Bayezid II, he was executed in 1512.[3] In Istanbul he let convert into mosques two ancient Byzantine churches, which were both named after him: respectively Koca Mustafa Pasha and Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque.[4][5]

References
  1. İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 13. (Turkish)
  2. Türkçülük ve Türkçülük mücadeleleri tarihi. 1969. p. 53. 11 - Koca Mustafa Paşa (Rum)
  3. Eyice (1955), p. 92.
  4. Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 173.
  5. Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 83.

Sources
  • Eyice, Semavi (1955). Istanbul. Petite Guide a travers les Monuments Byzantins et Turcs (in French). Istanbul: Istanbul Matbaası.
  • Müller-Wiener, Wolfgang (1977). Bildlexikon Zur Topographie Istanbuls: Byzantion, Konstantinupolis, Istanbul Bis Zum Beginn D. 17 Jh (in German). Tübingen: Wasmuth. ISBN 978-3-8030-1022-3.


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