Nevzad Hanımefendi
| Nevzad Hanımefendi | |
|---|---|
| İkinci Ikbal of the Ottoman Empire | |
| Tenure | 1 September 1921 - 1 November 1922 |
| Born |
2 March 1902 Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
Nimet Bargu 23 June 1992 Göksu, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Burial | Karacaahmet Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Mehmed VI (1 September 1921 – 16 May 1926) Zeki Bey |
| Issue |
From her second husband: Sıdıka Selçuk Özgü Şaban Mustafa Seferoğlu |
| House | House of Osman (by marriage) |
| Father | Şaban Efendi |
| Mother | Hatice Hanım |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Nevzad Hanımefendi (2 March 1902 - 23 June 1992; born Nimet Bargu; later known as Nimet Seferoğlu) was the fifth wife of Sultan Mehmed VI.
Biography
Nevzad Hanımefendi was in the mansion of Hüseyin Bey, Vişnezade district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul on 2 March 1902. Born as Nimet Bargu, she was the eldest daughter of Bargu Şaban Efendi,[1] a palace gardener, and his wife Hatice Hanım. She had two sisters, Emine Hayriye Nesrin Hanım and Fatma Tüzehra Nevzer Hanım, as well as a brother, Salih Bey Bargu. Hüseyin Bey's wife Eda Hanım was the aunt of her father. In 1913, upon the request of Eda Hanım to Demsan Hanım (aunt of Mihrengiz Kadınefendi, wife of Sultan Mehmed V), Nimet along with her sister Emine Hayriye were presented in the harem of Sultan Mehmed V. Nimet and Emine Hayriye were renamed Nevzad and Nesrin, according to the palace tradition, by Ceylanyar Hanım, one of the Kalfas of the palace. After Mehmed V's death in 1918, Nevzad and Nesrin moved along with his son Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin Efendi, to his palace. She served in the entourage of Safiye Ünüvar's student princesses and had taken the same classes and training as they. Later she became one of the kalfas and went over to Sultan Vahideddin's palace.
However soon, the Sultan Mehmed VI took notice of Nevzad and they married on 1 September 1921 in the Yıldız Palace, Istanbul. No children came of this marriage. When the Sultan Mehmed VI was deposed, she joined the deposed Sultan in exile in San Remo, Italy. After the death of Mehmed VI, she returned to Istanbul with her sister, publishing her memoir in 1937 under the title Yıldız'dan San Remo'ya.[2] In 1928 she married secondly captain Ziya Bey Seferoğlu, and took the name Nimet Seferoğlu. The same year she gave birth to a girl Sıdıka Selçuk, followed by a son Şaban Mustafa in 1931. Nevzad Hanımefendi died in her husband's mansion, near Göksu, Istanbul on 23 June 1992, and was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery.
Titles and styles
- 1 September 1921 - 1 November 1922: Her Highness İkinci Ikbal Hanımefendi
References
Succession
| Ottoman royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peyveste Hanımefendi |
İkinci Ikbal Hanımefendi 1 September 1921 - 1 November 1922 |
Succeeded by Title not used |