Nationalities of the sultans' mothers
Halime Hatun Mother of Osman I - 🇹🇷
Malhun Hatun Mother of Orhana I - 🇹🇷
Nilüfer Hatun Mother Murad I - Byzantine princess
Gülçiçek Hatun Mother Bayezid I - 🇬🇷
Devlet Hatun Mother Mehmed I - 🇹🇷
Emine Hatun Mother Murad II - 🇹🇷
Hüma Hatun Mother Mehmed II - 🇷🇸 or 🇹🇷
Emine Gülbahar Hatun Mother Bayazid II -
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Ayşe Gülbahar Hatun Mother Selim I - 🇦🇱
Ayşe Hafsa Hatun Mother Süleyman I - The origin of slavery
Hürrem Sultan Mother Selim II - 🇵🇱 or 🇺🇦
Nurbanu Sultan Mother Murad III - 🇬🇷
Safiye Sultan Mother Mehmed III - 🇦🇱
Handan Sultan Mother Ahmed I - 🇧🇦
Halime Sultan Mother Mustafa I - 🇬🇪
Mahfiruze Hatun Mother Osman II - 🇬🇪
Kösem Sultan Mother Murad IV or Ibrahim - 🇬🇷
Turhan Sultan Mother Mehmed IV - 🇺🇦
Dilaşub Hatun Mother Süleyman II - 🇷🇸
Muazzez Sultan Mother Ahmed II - 🇵🇱
Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan Mother Ahmed III or Mustafa II - 🇬🇷
Saliha Sultan Mother Mahmud I - 🇷🇸 or 🇧🇦
Şehsuvar Sultan Mother Osman III - 🇷🇺
Ayşe Mihrişah Hatun Mother Mustafa III - 🇫🇷
Rabia Sermi Kadınefendi Mother Abdülhamid - 🇹🇷 or 🇦🇱
Mihrişah Sultan Mother Selim III - 🇬🇪
Ayşe Sineperver Sultan Mother Mustafa IV - 🇧🇬
Nakşidil Sultan Mother Mahmud II - 🇬🇪
Bezmialem Sultan Mother Abdülmecid I - 🇬🇪
Pertevniyal Sultan Mother Abdülaziz I - 🇹🇩
Sevkefza Sultan Mother Murad V - 🇬🇪 or 🇷🇺
Rahime Perestu Sultan Mother Abdülhamid II - 🇷🇺
Gulcemal Kadınefendi Mother Mehmed V - 🇬🇪 or 🇷🇺
Gulustu Hatun Mother Mehmed VI - 🇬🇪
Posted Aug 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC