In the book “The Times Gazetesi’ne Göre Balkan Savaşları” authored by Levent Sarlak, we can find information about The New York Times following the events during the Balkan War of 1913. In this book, we find information about Tayyar Eğilmez (1877–1958) who led a group of Albanians in Janina (Ioannina) and blocked the path of a Serbian convoy in the region of Chernoleva. This occurred before the Babıali Raid which was a coup d’état led by the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). Other sources state that Eğilmez was killed by Albanians due to a blood feud.

Background

The Babıali Raid (Babıali Baskını)

The Babıali Raid, which took place on 23 January 1913, was a pivotal coup d’état in the late Ottoman Empire. It was orchestrated by members of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), also known as İttihat ve Terakki, who opposed the existing government’s policies during the First Balkan War (1912–1913).

At the time, the Ottoman government, led by Grand Vizier Kâmil Pasha, was preparing to cede the city of Edirne (Adrianople) to Bulgaria, following major territorial losses in the Balkans. Many in the CUP saw this as a national betrayal.

On the day of the raid, Enver Bey (later Enver Pasha) and armed CUP supporters stormed the Babıali (Sublime Porte) — the seat of the Ottoman government in Istanbul. They forced Kâmil Pasha to resign at gunpoint. During the confrontation, Nazım Pasha, the Minister of War, was shot and killed under disputed circumstances.

Following the coup, a new government was formed under Mahmud Şevket Pasha, but real power shifted to the CUP, marking the beginning of their dominant one-party rule until the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1918.

Albanian forces blocked the path of a Serbian convoy at Chernoleva of Janina (Ioannina)

“Another example illustrating the extent of surveillance involves Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez (1877–1958), a figure potentially associated with the secondary team of the Committee of Union and Progress (IT). A report in The Times suggested his possible presence at the Chernoleva Pass:

“According to information I have obtained from Albanian sources… an Albanian gang blocked the path of a Serbian convoy at the Chernoleva (a town in Ioannina) Pass. This gang may have been under the command of Cafer Tayyar Bey, an IT officer who was sent there to control movements in Kosovo before the Babıali Raid.

On the other hand, Albanian sources say that he was shot by Albanians who had a blood feud with him.”
— The Times, 24.02.1913, Istanbul; see KM, 23 February, “Bombing of Edirne.”

Cafer Tayyar Bey fought against the Serbian forces of Lusna in 1913

“In fact, historical records confirm that following the Babıali Raid on January 28, 1913, Cafer Tayyar Bey was assigned to the Western Army, which had been disbanded. He fought against Serbian forces in Lusna and eventually returned to Istanbul in May 1913.

See: Zülal Keleş, “Cafer Tayyar Pasha,” Atatürk Research Center Journal, Volume XV, Issue 44 (July 1999), pp. 529–545. Online access: http://www.atam.gov.tr/dergi/sayi-44/cafer-tayyar-pasa, accessed 28.10.2017.”

Reference

“The Times Gazetesi’ne Göre Balkan Savaşları” by Levent Sarlak. https://www.google.se/books/edition/The_Times_Gazetesi_ne_G%C3%B6re_Balkan_Sava/3bxGEQAAQBAJ?hl=sv&gbpv=1&dq=Yunan+katliamlar%C4%B1+1913&pg=PA107&printsec=frontcover