Hadice Turhan (1627–1683)
Hadice Turhan (1627–1683)
Sultana. Name variations: Turhana Sultana; Turkan Sultan. Probably born in Russia in 1627; died in Constantinople, 1683; consort of Ibrahim, Ottoman sultan (r. 1640–1648); children: Mohammed IV (1641–1691, also seen as Mahomet, Mehemmed, Mehmed, Mehmet, Mohammed, and Muhammed), Ottoman sultan (r. 1648–1687).
After Kösem refused to relinquish the reins of power as valide sultan when Mohammed IV ascended to the throne, had her assassinated (1651) and ruled in the name of her son until her death in 1683, which ended the Reign of Women.
See also Women in World History.
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