Nazperver Kadınefendi

Nazperver Kadınefendi
Üçüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire[1]
Tenure	17 October 1909 – 3 July 1918
Predecessor	Mihrengiz Kadınefendi
Successor	Nevvare Kadınefendi
Dördüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure	27 April 1909 - 17 October 1909
Predecessor	Müşfikâ Kadınefendi
Successor	Dilfirib Kadınefendi
Born	Emine Çikotua 12 June 1870 Beşiktaş, Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire
Died	9 March 1929 Vaniköy, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Burial	Yahya Efendi cemetery
Spouse	Mehmed V
Issue	Refia Sultan
House	House of Çikotua (by birth) House of Osman (by marriage)
Father	Ismail Çikotua
Mother	Aliye Dziapş-lpa
Religion	Islam

Nazperver Kadınefendi (12 June 1870 - 9 March 1929; birth name Princess Emine Çikotua; other names Rukiye) (Nazperver meaning "Breeder of grace") was the fourth wife of Sultan Mehmed V,^[2] and the mother of Refia Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life and education

Styles of Nazperver Kadınefendi
Reference style	Kadinefendi
Alternative style	Her Highness

Nazperver Kadınefendi was born on 12 June 1870 in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, to an Abkhazian princely family. Born as Emine Çikotua, she was the daughter of Prince Ismail Çikotua, and his wife Princess Aliye Dziapş-lpa, the daughter of Prince Mahmud Dziapş-lpa,^[3][4] and hence the niece of Dürrünev Kadınefendi, first wife of Sultan Abdülaziz. Through her father, she was the relative of Fatma Pesend Hanımefendi, tenth wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, and Mihri Müşfik Hanım, a renowned Turkish female painter.^[5][6]

At the age of four Emine and her sister Behiye Hanım, were taken to Istanbul, where they were delivered at the court of the Ottoman Sultan and were given in the care of Dürrünev Kadınefendi. She was renamed Nazperver and was given a thoroughly Turkish and Muslim education in the harem department of the palace. She was also taught French by her aunt.^[4] She was also one of the witnesses of the murder of Sultan Abdülaziz. After Abdülaziz's death she and her aunt, settled in the Feriye Palace.^[4]

Marriage to Mehmed

One evening at the dinner in the Feriye Palace, Şehzade Mehmed Reşad Efendi took notice of Nazperver, and they married in 1888 in the Veliahd Palace.^[4] A year after the marriage, she gave birth to her only daughter, Refia Sultan,^[4] but the girl died in infancy.^[7] During the second world war, she founded an organization by the name of Istihlak-i Milli.^[4]

Upon the death of Dürrüaden Kadınefendi, Nazperver was raised to the rank of third wife. She was plump, as were the other wives, and tall.^[8] Although Nazperver did not appear particularly learned, she did have a refined and kindly air about her that made a good impression. It seams that having no children weighed heavily upon her, despite the fact that the Sultan treated her most kindly and graciously, and so she lived out her life in this rather downhearted fashion. She was also visited by Safiye Ünüvar, a teacher at the Palace School.^[9] After Mehmed's death in 1918, Nazperver moved to Vaniköy.

Death and burial

Nazperver died on 9 March 1929 at Vaniköy, Üsküdar, and was buried in the royal mausoleum of Yahya Efendi, Istanbul.^[4][9]

Titles and styles

• 27 April 1909 – 17 October 1909:
  Devletlu İsmetlu Nazperver Dördüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Fourth Imperial Lady Consort Nazperver)
• 17 October 1909 – 3 July 1918:
  Devletlu İsmetlu Nazperver Üçüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Third Imperial Lady Consort Nazperver)

See also

• Ottoman Empire
• Ottoman dynasty
• Ottoman family tree
• Ottoman Emperors family tree (simplified)

References

1. Pars Tuğlacı (1990). The role of the Balian family in Ottoman architecture. Yeni Çığır Bookstore.
2. Yavuz Bahadıroğlu (2009). Resimli Osmanlı Tarihi, Nesil Yayınları (Ottoman History with Illustrations, Nesil Publications). 15th Ed. ISBN 978-9-752-69299-2.
3. Günay Günaydın (2006). Haremin son gülleri. Mevsimsiz Yayınları. ISBN 978-9-944-98703-5.
4. Harun Açba (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
5. Mahinur Tuna (2007). İlk Türk kadın ressam: Mihri Rasim (Müşfik) Açba : 1886 İstanbul-1954 New-York. As Yayın. ISBN 978-9-750-17250-2.
6. Leyla Açba, Harun Açba (2004). Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
7. M. Çağatay Uluçay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
8. Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Instytut Filologii Orientalnej (2005). Turks and non-Turks: studies on the history of linguistic and cultural contacts. Institute of Oriental Philology Jagiellonian Universit. p. 524. ISBN 978-8-371-88891-5.
9. The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.

Succession

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