Reftarıdil Kadınefendi

Reftâr-ı Dil Kadınefendi
İkinci Kadın of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure 30 May 1876 - 31 August 1876
Predecessor Hayranidil Kadınefendi
Successor Safinaz Nurefsun Kadınefendi
Born 5 June 1838
North Caucasus
Died 3 March 1936
Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Spouse Murad V
Issue Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi
Şehzade Suleiman Efendi
House House of Osman (by marriage)
Father Hatkoyuko Hatko

Reftâr-ı Dil Kadın Efendi (fully Devletlu İsmetlu Reftarıdil İkinci Kadınefendi Hazretleri, 5 June 1838 – 3 March 1936[1]) was the Circassian wife of 33rd Ottoman Sultan Murad V[2] and the mother of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi and Şehzade Suleiman Efendi of the Ottoman Empire. After the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, she was known as Reftarıdil Hatgil.

Biography

Reftâr-ı Dil Kadınefendi was born in 1838 to an Abadzekh notable, Hatkoyuko Hatko.[3] Her family used to live at the coast of Black Sea. She had two sisters Terandil Hanım and Ceylanmelek Hanım who were also given to the palace along with her and were later married to other high officials. She was a lovely lady with a pink skin, large blue eyes, straight nose, and a round face. She was also honest and goodhearted.

However, in the later years Reftarıdil was noticed by Şehzade Murad (future Sultan Murad V) and he married her as his second wife on 4 February 1859 in the Dolmabahçe Palace.[4] She gave birth two sons, Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi in 1861 and Şehzade Suleiman Efendi in 1866 who died in infancy.[5] She became İkinci Kadın (The Second Imperial Lady Consort) on 30 May 1876 when her husband ascended the throne as Sultan Murad V. After the abdication of her husband in the Çırağan Palace and his death in 1904, she along with other members of Murad's family were still imprisoned in the palace. In 1910 her son, Şehzade Selaheddin Efendi bought a mansion at Ortaköy.

In 1934 "Reftarıdil" took the surname "Hatgil". She had her niece, Cemile Dilberistan Hanımefendi, married to her son, Şehzade Selaheddin Efendi. She died in Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul on 3 March 1936.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Turkey: The Imperial House of Osman". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Consorts Of Ottoman Sultans (in Turkish)". Ottoman Web Page. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  3. ↑ Günay Günaydın (2006). Haremin son gülleri. Mevsimsiz Yayınları. ISBN 978-9-944-98703-5.
  4. ↑ Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. 2004. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
  5. ↑ "Genealogy of the Ottoman Royal Family".
  6. ↑ Christopher Buyers. "The Royal Ark – Royal and Ruling Houses of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas". 4dw.net.
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