Early years

His father was Uçar Mustafa Pasha. Tayyar Mehmed worked under Nasuh Pasha as his kethüda (chamberlain). After the slaughter of Osman II

Osman II

Sultan Osman II or Othman II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death on 20 May 1622...

, he joined the rebellious

Abaza rebellion

Abaza rebellion was a rebellion in Ottoman Empire during the reigns of Mustafa I and Murat IV. The name of the rebellion refers to Abaza Mehmet , an Ottoman pasha of Abkhazian origin. Sometimes this rebellion is considered as a part of the Jelali revolts...

 forces of Abaza Mehmed

Abaza rebellion

Abaza rebellion was a rebellion in Ottoman Empire during the reigns of Mustafa I and Murat IV. The name of the rebellion refers to Abaza Mehmet , an Ottoman pasha of Abkhazian origin. Sometimes this rebellion is considered as a part of the Jelali revolts...

, but during the battle of Kayseri in 1624, he changed sides and was appointed as the beylerbey

Beylerbey

Beylerbey is the Ottoman and Safavid title used for the highest rank in the hierarchy of provincial administrators It is in western terms a Governor-general, with authority...

 (high governor) of Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...

 (in South east Turkey

Turkey

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).

As a grand vizier

During the campaign of Murad IV

Murad IV

Murad IV Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods...

 on Baghdad

Baghdad

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 (see Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)

Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)

The Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–1639 was the last of a series of conflicts fought between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia, then the two major powers of the Near East, over control of Mesopotamia...

), he was tasked with guarding Mosul

Mosul

Mosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...

. But when Bayram Pasha

Bayram Pasha

Bayram Pasha was an Ottoman grand vizier.- Life :Bayram, whose family was from Ladik, near the Anatolian city of Amasya was a member of janissary. Although janissary corps were originally based on devshirme system, beginning by the reign of Murat III Turks were also admitted into the corps...

 the grand vizier died on the way to Baghdad, the sultan appointed him as the new grand vizier.

The siege of Baghdad took more than 40 days. The impatient sultan reprehended Tayyar Mehmed, who was directing the siege cautiously to minimize the human losses. After this incident, Tayyar Mehmed decided for a general attack and he personally took part in the fighting on 24 December 1638. Although the attack was successful, Tayyar Mehmed was killed during the fighting. The sultan expressed his sorrow saying "O Tayyar, You are worth one hundred castles (cities) like Baghdad" . Following Hadim Ali Pasha

Hadim Ali Pasha

Hadim Ali Pasha was an Ottoman statesman . He served as governor of Rumeli, and led the Ottoman army in the Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1485–1491, but was defeated at Adana in 1488. He was then named Grand Vizier in 1501-1503, and again in 1509-1511...

 in 1511 and Hadim Sinan Pasha

Hadım Sinan Pasha

Hadım Sinan Pasha, Hadım Pasha Boroviniç was an Ottoman grand vizier. - Early years :He was a devshirme from the Bosnian noble family named Borovinić. In 1514 he was the Beylerbey of Anatolia. In the battle of Chaldiran against Safavid Persia he was in charge of right flank...

in 1517, Tayyar Mehmed was the third Ottoman grand vizier to be killed in a battle field. It is interesting to note that his father had also been killed during a siege of Baghdad in 1625.