Türkan Hanımsultan ( ota, ترکان خانم سلطان; "''queen''" or "''beautiful''"; 4 July 1919 – 25 December 1989) also Türkan Mayatepek or Türkan Enver, was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Naciye Sultan and

Enver Pasha İsmail Enver, better known as Enver Pasha ( ota, اسماعیل انور پاشا; tr, İsmail Enver Paşa; 22 November 1881 – 4 August 1922) was an Ottoman military officer, revolutionary, and convicted war criminal who formed one-third ...

Biography

Türkan Hanımsultan was born on 4 July 1919 in the Kuruçeşme Palace. Her father was

Ismail Enver Pasha İsmail Enver, better known as Enver Pasha ( ota, اسماعیل انور پاشا; tr, İsmail Enver Paşa; 22 November 1881 – 4 August 1922) was an Ottoman military officer, revolutionary, and convicted war criminal who formed one-third ...

, son of Ahmed Bey and Ayşe Dilara Hanım, and her mother was Naciye Sultan, daughter of Şehzade Selim Süleyman and Ayşe Tarzıter Hanım. She had an older sister,

Mahpeyker Hanımsultan Mahpeyker Hanımsultan ( ota, ماہ پیکر خانم سلطان; "''moon face''"; 17 May 1917 – 3 April 2000) also Mahpeyker Enver or Mahpeyker Ürgüp, was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Naciye Sultan and Enver Pasha. Biography Mahpey ...

and a younger brother,

Sultanzade Ali Bey Sultanzade Ali Bey ( ota, سلطان زادہ علی بے ; 29 September 1921 – 2 December 1971) also Ali Akoğlu, was an Ottoman prince and pilot, the son of Naciye Sultan and Enver Pasha. Early life Sultanzade Ali Bey was born on 29 Septemb ...

. She had a younger maternal half-sister,

Rana Hanımsultan Rana Hanımsultan, also known as ''Rana Eldem'', (1926–2008) was an Ottoman princess and a French teacher. Early life and education Rana Hanımsultan was born in Paris, France, in 1926. Her parents were Naciye Sultan, daughter of Şehzade Se ...

, from her mother's second marriage to Kamil Bey, younger brother of Türkan's father. In 1920, during her father's stay in Berlin, Türkan, her mother and sister Mahpeyker joined him, where her younger brother Sultanzade Ali Enver was born in 1921. Her father left for Russian SSR her family remained there. After his death in 1922, they returned to Istanbul. At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Türkan and her family settled in Paris, France, and later in Nice. During the exile, Türkan was educated along with her siblings by her uncle, and stepfather Kamil Pasha. Kamil Pasha taught them to read and write old Turkish alphabet along with princesses Neslişah Sultan,

Hanzade Sultan Hanzade Sultan may refer to: * Hanzade Sultan (daughter of Ahmed I) Hanzade Sultan ( ota, خانزادہ سلطان, "''descendent of the Khan''"; 1609 - 21 September 1650) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Ahmed I (r. 1603–1 ...

and

Necla Sultan , house = Ottoman (by birth) Muhammad Ali (by marriage) , house-type = Dynasty , father = Şehzade Ömer Faruk , mother = Sabiha Sultan , birth_date = 15 May 1926 , birth_place = Nice, France , death_date = , death_p ...

on every Sunday. In 1939, a special law was passed for Türkan and her siblings, which allowed them to return to Turkey, the law was effective on 25 May 1939, after which Türkan and her siblings returned to Istanbul. During World War II, Türkan along with her sister Mahpeyker were brought to

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

by their uncle Nuri Pasha, however Ali chose to remain in Istanbul, due to studies, they both returned back to Istanbul in 1943. Türkan studied chemistry and went on to become a chemical engineer. She also taught chemistry at various schools. She also briefly worked for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). In 1945, Türkan married Hüveyda Mayatepek, an ambassador, and son of

Hasan Tahsin Mayatepek Hasan Tahsin Mayatepek was a Turkish diplomat. He got his surname from his position as Turkish ambassador in Mexico (31 March 1935 – 7 March 1938) where he concluded that the Mayan word for 'hill' () was the same word as in Turkish (''tepe''). ...

, also a diplomat, in Istanbul. The couple later settled in Geneva,

, where their only son, Osman Mayatepek was born on 1 June 1950. Hüveyda died on 1 May 1973 in Vienna, Austria. Türkan died on 25 December 1989 at the age of seventy in Ankara, Turkey and was buried there.

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