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.
Mehmed IV
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Mehmed IV, nicknamed as Mehmed the Hunter, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the age of six after his father was overthrown in a coup. Mehmed went on to
Turhan Sultan
…تورخان سلطان; c. 1627 – 4 August 1683) was the chief Haseki sultan of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim (r. 1640–1648), and Valide sultan as the mother of Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). She served as official regent of the Ottoman Empire, from 1651 to 1656 and as de facto ruler of the Empire for over three decades…
Portrait, 1682
Depiction of Mehmed IV with the Venetian helmet, by Jacob Koppmayer (1640-1701)
Engraving of a young Mehmed IV
Siege of Candia by the Ottoman army