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Åžehzade Abdurrahim Hayri
Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri Efendi ( ;15 August 1894 – 1 January 1952) was an Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Peyveste Hanım. Early life Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri was born on 15 August 1894 in the Yıldız Palace. His father was Sultan Abdul Hamid II, son of Abdulmejid I and Tirimüjgan Kadın, and his mother was Peyveste Hanım, daughter of Osman Bey Eymhaa and Hesna Çaabalurhva. He was the only child of his mother. In 1899, he was circumcised together with Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin, son of Şehzade Mehmed Şevket and Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim, son of Şehzade Selim Süleyman. At the overthrow of his father in 1909, the fifteen-year-old prince and his mother followed Abdul Hamid into exile at Thessaloniki. In 1910, the prince and his mother returned to Istanbul. After Thessaloniki fell to Greece in 1912, Abdul Hamid also returned to Istanbul, and settled in the Beylerbeyi Palace, where he died in 1918. Education and career After receiving education fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yıldız Palace
Yıldız Palace (, ) is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman Empire, Ottoman pavilions and villas in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, sultan and his court in the late 19th century. Origin Yıldız Palace, meaning "Star Palace", was built in 1880 and was used by the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Abdülhamid II. The area of the palace was originally made of natural woodlands and became an imperial estate during the reign of Sultan Ahmed I (r. 1603–1617). Various sultans after Ahmed I enjoyed vacationing on these lands and Sultans Abdulmejid I, Abdülmecid I and Abdulaziz, Abdülaziz built mansions here. The Yildiz Palace was a complex over a large area of hills and valleys. This was an example of traditional Ottoman architecture consisting of a complex of different buildings across a piece of land. The first pavilion was built by Sultan Selim III from 1798 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
