Summary
A young Turkish army lieutenant who temporarily acted as regimental commander in Başkale. According to segment 04.05, he promised to marry the hakham’s granddaughter but abandoned her, and later married the kaymakam’s sister-in-law. The account attributes cruelty and the fatal beating of soldiers to him, and describes his confrontation with Sinior and the disturbance at the soldiers’ discharge.
Names and spelling variants
Mümtaz; Mümtaz Bey; Mumtaz; Mumtaz Bey; מונטאז ביי
Mentioned in the book
Chapter Four – Bashhalan; segment 04.05 – Mümtaz Bey
Research note
“Bey” is an honorific. The memoir gives only the personal name Mümtaz; his full name and historical identity have not yet been independently verified.