Sultanate of Women
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The Sultanate of Women was a period when some concubines, mothers, sisters and grandmothers of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire exerted political influence.
A painting of Hürrem Sultan by a follower of Titian
Kösem Sultan was the highest-ranking woman in Ottoman history.
Ayasofya Hamamı, one of the hayrat constructed in the name of Hürrem Sultan.
Turhan Sultan
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Hatice Turhan Sultan was the chief Haseki sultan of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim, and Valide sultan as the mother of Mehmed IV. She served as official regent of the Ottoman Empire, from 1651 to 1656 and
Engraving by Pieter de Jode II.
Pearl seal of Turhan Sultan
New Mosque, Istanbul was completed by the Turhan Sultan.