Baltaci (halberdier) Mehmet Pasha

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He was born in Osmancik. Interest in the sciences with young age, Tripoli, Tunisia and Algeria had to go. Then return to Istanbul and relatives went into the palace by Haci Sefer Aga. There has been halberdier ago. Beautiful voice and spirit to the muezzin and the music "Mehmed Caliph" has gained fame. Then the clerk faddish Baltaci Mehmed Pasha, writer in December 1703 and was appointed mirahurluk (a troops that united two regiments). In November 1704 in the sea-captain, the first time December 21, 1704 became grand vizier. At May 3, 1706 to been exiled to the island of Chios has been dismiss. Later in the Erzurum governor and was appointed muhafizlik Chios. In 1709 appointed to the governorship of Aleppo in January Baltaci Mehmed Pasha, August 18, 1710 and Serdar-ı Ekrem again became grand vizier of the Russian expedition to the increased capacity.
Prut during the war, Great Peter's Army has wrapped around, enter to tsarina I. Catherine or over to showing signs of rebellion does not trust Yeniçeri, he was adopted the peace. July 22 1711, a treaty was made between the parties. Signing of the Treaty, III. Ahmed was also satisfied. However, the army recovered from siege, tsar I. Peter's would not fulfill hims promises, to the grand vizier in Istanbul against the opposition group led to the creation of. What kind of relationship between Baltaci and Katerina and the time is set in extensive rumors about, debate and literature is made. However, the research in the scientific (historical) sense, a meeting between the Katerina with Baltacı are not realized to reveal during Prut War .
He dismiss by the time the Prut return (20 November 1711) to been exiled to Lesbos Island in December 1711, then he was been exiled to the island of Limni in July 1712. In July of 1712 years has passed away on the island of Limni. A mosque is located in the Ortakoy that made by himself.
Source: http://forum.e-tarih.org/showthread.php?tid=435 (quoted by adonibal from wikipedia ((turkish version)) )