Kara Mehmet Pasha was an Alawite Ottoman officer from Antioch. He became briefly Kapudan Pasha in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence.
Formerly Master-General of the Artillery, he was given in January 1822 the command of the land troops sent to reinforce the Ottoman garrisons in revolted Greece; he landed in Patras at the end of February.Gordon, History of the Greek revolution, Volume 1, p 334-336
After the death of the then Kapudan Pasha on June 18 at the hands of Konstantinos Kanaris, Kara Mehmet, still in Patras, was appointed to the post. The Ottoman fleet was sent from Istanbul through the Aegean to fetch himGordon, History of the Greek revolution, Volume 1, p 370 and he took command at the beginning of August.Gordon, History of the Greek revolution, Volume 1, p 439
The Ottoman fleet weighted anchor from Patras September 8 in order to resupply the besieged town of Nauplia, but the operation (Sept 20 to 25) was a failure and Kara Mehmet withdrawn to Souda Bay.Gordon, History of the Greek revolution, Volume 1, p 439-441
After inconclusive actions in the Cyclades, the Ottoman fleet sheered to Tenedos. There it was attacked by the Greeks on November 10, and lost a two-decker ship burnt by Kanaris. The disarrayed Turkish fleet took refuge in the Dardanelles and rejoined its base in Istanbul.Gordon, History of the Greek revolution, Volume 1, p 469-470
At the end of the year, Kara Mehmet was dismissed from his post and replaced by Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha.Gordon, History of the Greek revolution, Volume 2, p 13
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