An Ottoman statesman’s early career: the appointment of Mustafa Reşit Bey (Pasha) to the amedi chamber and his role in the Treaty of Kütahya

GÜL S.

Middle Eastern Studies, cilt.61, sa.5, ss.581-597, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00263206.2025.2469714
  • Dergi Adı: Middle Eastern Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, Geobase, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Jewish Studies Source, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.581-597
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: amedi, diplomacy, Egyptian question, Mustafa Reşit, Treaty of Kütahya, İbrahim Pasha
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article examines the early career of Mustafa Reşit Pasha, one of the most prominent figures in nineteenth-century Ottoman governance and the Tanzimat Era reforms. His early career was marked by his appointment in 1832 to the Amedi Chamber, a key administrative position responsible for confidential communications and foreign affairs. After his appointment to the new position, amid escalating tensions with Egypt, Mustafa Reşit Bey was instrumental in the negotiation processes with Mehmet Ali Pasha and his son Ibrahim Pasha, culminating in the Treaty of Kütahya in 1833. Although Mustafa Reşit did not achieve the expected success in the negotiations at Kütahya, the experience he gained in international affairs significantly contributed to his expertise. Consequently, this paved the way for him to assume more prominent positions in the bureaucracy in the subsequent period. In this article, unpublished Ottoman archival documents, in addition to the existing literature, have been utilized, and the document analysis method has been employed.