Djevdet Bey
Cevdet Tahir Belbez | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1878 Krajë, Vilayet of Shkodër, Ottoman Empire (modern Montenegro) |
| Died | 1955 (aged 76–77) |
| Parent | Tahir Pasha (father) |
Djevdet Bey or Cevdet Tahir Belbez (1878 – January 15, 1955) was an Ottoman Albanian governor of the Van vilayet of the Ottoman Empire during World War I and the Siege of Van. He is considered responsible for the massacres of Armenians in and around Van. Clarence Ussher, a witness to these events, reported that 55,000 Armenians were subsequently killed. Djevdet is also considered responsible for massacres of Assyrians in the same region.