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

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