Talaat Pasha cabinet
Talaat Pasha cabinet | |
|---|---|
Government of the Ottoman Empire | |
Talaat Pasha | |
| Date formed | 4 February 1917 |
| Date dissolved | 8 October 1918 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Mehmed V, Mehmed VI |
| Head of government | Talaat Pasha |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member parties | Union and Progress Party |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Said Halim Pasha government |
| Successor | Ahmet İzzet Pasha government |
The Talaat Pasha cabinets were headed by Grand Vizier Talaat Pasha. It was formed on February 4 after Said Halim Pasha's resignation. It was composed of members of the Union and Progress Party. The cabinet was dissolved upon Mehmed V's death, Mehmed VI again appointed Talaat Pasha as his Grand Vizier following his sword girthing. Talaat Pasha resigned due to Ottoman defeat in the Great War on 8 October, but stayed in office for a few more days running a caretaker government.
The government was noted for being one of the smallest war time cabinets of WWI.