Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Efendi (; 5 June 1872 – 22 October 1899) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz (; ; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I in 1861. Ab ...

and

Neşerek Kadın Neşerek Kadın (; "''joy''" or "''wild rose''"; 1848 – 11 June 1876), born Nesrin Zevş-Barakay Hanim, was a consort of Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Of Circassians, Circassian origin, Neşerek Kadın (called also Nesri ...

Early life

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket was born on 5 June 1872 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. His father was

, son of

Mahmud II Mahmud II (, ; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal reforms ...

and Pertevniyal Sultan, and his mother was

, daughter of Prince Ismail Zevş-Barakay. He had a sister Emine Sultan, two years younger than him. Abdulaziz was deposed on 30 May 1876 and was succeeded by his nephew Murad V. 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 Abdulhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (; ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a Decline and modernizati ...

took care of Şevket and raised him with his sons. Şevket began his education at Ihlamur Pavilion, in 1879, along with his sister Esma Sultan and brother

Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi (; 22 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 22 September 1874 in the Çırağan Palace. His ...

and Sultan Abdul Hamid's children Şehzade Mehmed Selim and Zekiye Sultan. His circumcision took place on 17 December 1883, along with his brothers

Abdulmejid II ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Maj ...

, Şehzade Mehmed Selim eldest son of Sultan Abdul Hamid, Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik, grandson of

Abdulmejid I ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Maj ...

, and

Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin Efendi (; 26 August 1873 – 30 January 1938) was an Ottoman prince, firstborn of Sultan Mehmed V, born by his first consort Kamures Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin was born on 26 August 1873 in his fathe ...

, eldest son of

Mehmed V Mehmed V Reşâd (; or ; 2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) was the penultimate List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 to 1918. Mehmed V reigned as a Constitutional monarchy, constitutional monarch. He had ...

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

Military career

Mehmed Şevket was enlisted in the imperial

Ottoman Navy The Ottoman Navy () or the Imperial Navy (), also known as the Ottoman Fleet, was the naval warfare arm of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the Ottomans first reached the sea in 1323 by capturing Praenetos (later called Karamürsel ...

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

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. They married on 3 April 1890 in the

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, 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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. Şevket owned the Malta Pavilion located in the

. 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 twenty-seven, and was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather

, 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,

* ''1876'': Lieutenant-Commander, Ottoman Navy

Issue

Ancestry

References

Sources

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