After the war , he was called upon to lead the government that signed the Armistice of Mudros . Although his period of office was of short duration , he was notable by being the signatory of the Armistice of Mudros on behalf the Ottoman Empire on 30 October 1918 , thus putting an end to the First World War for Turkey . He also served concurrently as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during his premiership . He was dismissed on 8 November 1918 . Afterwards , he was criticized for allowing all three of the Three Pashas to escape abroad on the night of 2 – 3 November before they could be put on trial in the Turkish Courts-Martial of 1919 – 20 for crimes including atrocities against the Armenians of the Empire . Ahmed İzzet Pasha spent much of his 25 days of premiership bedridden after catching the 1918 Spanish flu
atrocities against the Armenians
Armenian Genocide
Ahmed Izzet Pasha