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Mehmet Cavit Bey, Mehmed Cavid Bey or Mehmed Djavid Bey (1875–1926) was an Ottoman Sabbatean〔Ilgaz Zorlu, ''Evet, Ben Selânikliyim: Türkiye Sabetaycılığı'', Belge Yayınları, 1999, p. 223.〕〔Yusuf Besalel, ''Osmanlı ve Türk Yahudileri'', Gözlem Kitabevi, 1999, p. 210.〕〔Rıfat N. Bali, ''Musa'nın Evlatları, Cumhuriyet'in Yurttaşları'', İletişim Yayınları, 2001, p. 54.〕 economist, newspaper editor and leading politician during the last period of the Ottoman Empire. A 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 established. In the beginning of the Republican period, he was executed for alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Mustafa Kemal.〔Andrew Mango, ''Atatürk'', PUBLISHER?, 1999, pp. 448-453〕 ==Early years and career== Cavit was born in Salonica (Thessaloniki), then in the Salonica Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. His father was Naim, a merchant, and his mother was Pakize; they were cousins. He was of Dönmeh descent. Cavit was educated in economics in Constantinople (Istanbul). Following his graduation, he worked as a bank clerk and later as a teacher.〔 〕 Later he became an economist and newspaper editor. Having returned to Salonica, Cavit Bey joined the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). After the proclamation of the Second Constitution in 1908, he was elected deputy of Salonica and Kale-i Sultaniye (Çanakkale) into the parliament in Constantinople. Following the 31 March Incident in 1909, Cavit Bey was appointed minister of finance in the cabinet of Grand Vizier Tevfik Pasha.〔 Until the Armistice of Mudros in 1918 following the World War I, Cavit Bey played an important role in the CUP. Cavit Bey represented the Ottoman Empire in postwar financial negotiations in London and Berlin.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mehmet Cavit Bey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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