Mehmed Cavid
Mehmet Cavit Bey, Mehmed Cavid Bey or Mehmed Djavid Bey (Ottoman Turkish: محمد جاوید بك; 1875 – 26 August 1926) was an Ottoman economist, newspaper editor and leading politician during the dissolution period of the Ottoman Empire. A founding member of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), he was part of the Young Turks and had positions in government after the constitution was re-established. In the beginning of the Republican period, he was executed for his alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Mehmet Cavit | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office July 1909 – October 1911 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed V |
| Preceded by | Mehmed Rifat Bey |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Nail Bey |
| In office March 1914 – November 1914 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed V |
| Preceded by | Abdurrahman Vefik Sayın |
| Succeeded by | Talaat Pasha |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Constituency | Selanik (1908, 1912) Kale-i Sultaniye (1914) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1875 Selanik, Salonica Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 26 August 1926 (aged 50–51) Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation | Politician, economist, newspaper editor |
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