Abdulaziz Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was 187 ...

Nesrin Kadın Nasrin (translit. ''"nisriyn/ nisrīn";'' Nesrin, Nesrine or Nasreen; fa, نسرين) is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning " wild rose". It is among the most popular names given to girls born in Iran.Dolmabahçe Palace Dolmabahçe Palace ( tr, Dolmabahçe Sarayı, ) located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosporus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 t ...

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was 187 ...

Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...

Pertevniyal Sultan ota, پرتو نهال سلطان , birth_name = , birth_date = 1810 ¿Romania, Circassia or Kurdistan? , birth_place = , death_date = , death_place = Ortaköy Palace, Ortaköy, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbu ...

Nesrin Kadın Nasrin (translit. ''"nisriyn/ nisrīn";'' Nesrin, Nesrine or Nasreen; fa, نسرين) is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning " wild rose". It is among the most popular names given to girls born in Iran.Emine Sultan, five years younger than him. Abdulaziz was deposed on 30 May 1876 and was succeeded by his nephew

Murad V Murad V ( ota, مراد خامس, translit=Murâd-ı ḫâmis; tr, V. Murad; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the ...

. On 4 June 1876, Abdulaziz died under mysterious circumstances. His mother died a few days later, on 11 June 1876. Şevket was only four years old that time,

Abdul Hamid II Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid II ( ota, عبد الحميد ثانی, Abd ül-Hamid-i Sani; tr, II. Abdülhamid; 21 September 1842 10 February 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 31 August 1876 to 27 April 1909, and the last sultan to ...

took care of Şevket and raised him with his sons. Şevket began his education at

Ihlamur Pavilion Ihlamur Palace ( tr, Ihlamur Kasrı), is a former imperial Ottoman summer pavilion located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evve ...

, in 1879, along with his sister Esma Sultan and brother

Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin ( ota, شهزاده محمد سیف الدین; 21 September 1874 – 19 October 1927) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdulaziz and Gevheri Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin was born on 21 Septembe ...

and Sultan Abdul Hamid's children

Şehzade Mehmed Selim Şehzade Mehmed Selim ( ota, شہزادہ محمد سلیم; 11 January 1870 – 5 May 1937) was an Ottoman prince, the eldest son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his wife Bedrifelek Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Selim was born on 11 Janua ...

and

Zekiye Sultan ota, زکیه سلطان , death_place = Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France , burial_date = , burial_place = Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France , spouse = , issue = , house = Ottoman , house-type = Dynasty , f ...

. His circumcision took place on 17 December 1883, along with his brothers

Abdulmejid II Abdulmejid II ( ota, عبد المجید ثانی, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i sânî, tr, II. Abdülmecid, 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944) was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the only Caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and nominally the 37 ...

,

Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin ( ota, شهزاده محمد سیف الدین; 21 September 1874 – 19 October 1927) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdulaziz and Gevheri Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin was born on 21 Septembe ...

,

Şehzade Mehmed Selim Şehzade Mehmed Selim ( ota, شہزادہ محمد سلیم; 11 January 1870 – 5 May 1937) was an Ottoman prince, the eldest son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his wife Bedrifelek Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Selim was born on 11 Janua ...

eldest son of Sultan Abdul Hamid,

Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik Efendi ( ota, شهزادہ ابراهیم توفیق; 6November 1874 – 31 December 1931) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin, and grandson of Sultan Abdulmejid I. Early life Şehzade Ibrahim Tev ...

, grandson of

Abdulmejid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the ...

, and

Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin ( ota, شهزادہ محمد ضیاالدین; 26 August 1873 – 30 January 1938) was an Ottoman prince, eldest son of Sultan Mehmed V and his senior consort Kamures Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin was bor ...

, eldest son of

Mehmed V Mehmed V Reşâd ( ota, محمد خامس, Meḥmed-i ḫâmis; tr, V. Mehmed or ; 2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) reigned as the 35th and penultimate Ottoman Sultan (). He was the son of Sultan Abdulmejid I. He succeeded his half-brother ...

. His circumcision was carried out by Rıfat or Saib Pasha.

Military career

Mehmed Şevket was enlisted in the imperial Ottoman Navy during the reign of his father. He was given the rank of lieutenant on 27 May 1875. A year later in 1876, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-commander.

Personal life

Şevket's only wife was Fatma Ruyinaz Hanım. She was born on 2 January 1873 in

Bandırma Bandırma () is a city in northwestern Turkey with 161,894 inhabitants as of 2021 on the Sea of Marmara. Bandırma is a district of Balıkesir Province. Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the bay with the same name, and is a ...

. They married on 3 April 1890 in the

Yıldız Palace Yıldız Palace ( tr, Yıldız Sarayı, ) is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman pavilions and villas in Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the sultan and his court in the late 19th ...

, when Şevket was twenty and Ruyinaz was seventeen years old. She was the mother of the couple's only child Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin, born on 1 March 1891. She died 7 August 1960 in

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,

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. Şevket owned the

Malta Pavilion The Malta Kiosk ( tr, Malta Köşkü), also known as the Malta Pavilion, is a historic imperial Ottoman Empire, Ottoman residence located within the garden of the Yıldız Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. The two-storey pavilion was commissioned by Sul ...

located in the

Yıldız Palace Yıldız Palace ( tr, Yıldız Sarayı, ) is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman pavilions and villas in Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the sultan and his court in the late 19th ...

. He also owned a villa in Küçük Çamlıca, Üsküdar. He was a pianist by avocation.

Death

Mehmed Şevket died on 22 October 1899, at the age of thirty, and was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather

Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...

, Divanyolu, Istanbul. Present day Sultan Abdulaziz's male generation is descended from Mehmed Şevket.

Honours

Military appointments

;Military ranks and naval appointments * ''27 May 1875'': Lieutenant, Ottoman Navy * ''1876'': Lieutenant-Commander, Ottoman Navy

Issue

Ancestry

References

Sources

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