Mehmed Talaat ( ; ; 10 April 1874 – 15 March 1921 ) , commonly known as Talaat Pasha ( ; ) , was one of the triumvirate known as the Three Pashas that '' de facto '' ruled the Ottoman Empire during the First World War . He was one of the leaders of the Young Turks and ruled the empire during the Armenian Genocide , which he initiated as Minister of Interior Affairs in 1915
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Talaat Pasha