Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: بیقلی محمد پاشا; died 24 December 1521) known as Fatih Pasha, was an Ottoman serdar and governor of Diyarbakır.
Early life
There is little information about his origin and early life, but there is claim that he was descended from the Aq Qoyunlu tribe.[4] He was probably educated in the Enderûn.[4]
Military career
After the Battle of Chaldiran (1514), he commanded the East Front against Safavids from 1515 to 1521. In this campaign, he captured the Diyarbakır, Mardin, Raqqa, Mosul and other important cities of the Southeastern Anatolia and Northern Iraq regions.[5] He defeated the Safavid army twice in the Battle of Tekiryaylağı (1515) and the Battle of Koçhisar (1516).[6] He commanded the Ottoman left flank at the Battle of Marj Dabiq against the Mamluk army.[7] After this battle, he turned to the eastern front to continue his campaign. During his campaign, he became a Vizier Governor of Diyarbakır after the siege and capture of Diyarbakır.[8] He commanded this front until his death in 1521.
