Köprülü Mehmed Pasha: The Man Who Restored Ottoman Power

Köprülü Mehmed Pasha was one of the most influential grand viziers of the seventeenth-century Ottoman Empire. Appointed in 1656 during a period of political instability, military pressure, and financial difficulty, he was granted unusually broad authority to restore order. Through strict administration, changes in military discipline, and efforts to strengthen central authority, he played a major role in stabilizing the empire and reinforcing the power of the government.