Derviş Mehmed Pasha was appointed as Vizier-i Azam on 21 June 1606. The Sultan was given permission to use a part of Lala Mehmed Pasha's wealth to meet the army's needs and give the other part to Lala Mehmet Pasha's orphans. However, Derviş Mehmet Pasha confiscated all of this wealth due to the shortage of treasury. British Ambassador to Istanbul Sir Henry Lello reports that Derviş Mehmet Pasha took the surplus income of the foundations on the pretext of the shortage of treasury and that he had the rich Jews collect silver and jewelry with the promise to pay the price later. It is also claimed that in Istanbul, he received a bribe of 1,000 coins for every chance from the public.
