Rana Hanımsultan
- Ceyda Eldem
- Necla Eldem
- Edhem Elden
Rana Hanımsultan, also known as Rana Eldem, (1926–2008) was an Ottoman princess and a French teacher.
Early life and education
Rana Hanımsultan was born in Paris, France, in 1926.[1] Her parents were Naciye Sultan, daughter of Şehzade Selim Süleyman and granddaughter of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I, and Mehmet Kamil Killigil, younger brother of Naciye Sultan's former husband Enver Pasha.[2] They married in 1923, one year after the death of Enver Pasha, and settled in Paris. She had three older maternal half-siblings: Mahpeyker Hanımsultan, Türkan Hanimsultan and Sultanzade Ali Bey.[3]
A special law was passed for her and her half-siblings to return to Turkey on 25 May 1939.[4] They all became a citizen of the Republic of Turkey through a law dated 5 July 1939.[5] Rana's parents divorced in 1949, and her father returned to Turkey and became a Turkish citizen through a law dated 22 September 1949.[5] He died in Istanbul on 7 August 1962.[5]
During World War II Rana Hanımsultan and her older sisters stayed with their mother in Switzerland until 1943.[6] She completed her high secondary education there.[6] In 1946 Rana and her parents returned to Paris.[6] She was educated at Sorbonne University receiving a degree in French language and literature.[1][7]
Career and activities
Rana Hanımsultan worked as a French language teacher. She taught at Lycée Saint-Joseph in Istanbul between 1985 and 1986.[7]
Death
Rana Hanımsultan died in Istanbul in April 2008 shortly after she had fallen down the stairs at her Istanbul home on 13 April and had experienced a cerebral hemorrhage.[4] Funeral prayers for her were performed at Teşvikiye Mosque on 17 April with the attendance of the members of the Ottoman dynasty.[1][4] She was buried next to her mother, Naciye Sultan, her husband, her daughter, Necla, and other relatives in Yahya Efendi Mausoleum in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.[4][8]
Issue
Rana Hanımsultan married a Turkish diplomat, Sadi Eldem, on 25 July 1949.[3][8] Her mother, Naciye Sultan, could return to Turkey on 4 August 1952 and stayed at their home in Istanbul for a while.[6] Sadi Eldem died on 15 January 1995.[3] They had three children, two daughters and a son:[8][9]
- Ceyda Eldem (1 March 1952 - August 2014)[2]
- Necla Eldem (24 March 1954 - 24 August 1964). She died in an accident at age ten.[8]
- Edhem Elden (born 2 March 1960) who works as historian and faculty member at Boğaziçi University.[2] On 2 September 1983 he married Zeynep Sedef Torunoglu, and they have a daughter.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c "Son Osmanlılar cenazede buluştu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 18 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Sultan Abdülmecid'in Torunu Ceyda Eldem'in cenazesi yarın defnedilecek". IHA (in Turkish). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Cahide Sınmaz Sönmez (2014). "Sürgünden Vatana Osmanlı Hanedanının Geri Dönen İlk Üyeleri 1924 1951". Tarihin Peşinde Uluslararası Tarih ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi (in Turkish). 6 (12): 94.
- ^ a b c d "Hanım Sultan, Bakanlar Kurulu kararıyla kabristana". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Cahide Sınmaz Dönmez (2017). "The Visits of the Female Members of the Ottoman Dynasty to Turkey During the Presidency of İsmet İnönü". In Hasan Arslan; Mehmet Ali İçbay; Kosyo Stoychev (eds.). Current Researches in Geography. Sofia: E-BWN. pp. 345, 351–352. ISBN 978-83-943963-3-6.
- ^ a b c d Neval Milanlıoğlu (2011). Emine Naciye Sultan'ın Hayatı (1896-1957) (MA thesis) (in Turkish). Marmara University. pp. 130, 132, 140. ISBN 9798519148924. ProQuest 2607267038.
- ^ a b "Eski Çalışanlar" (in Turkish). Saint Joseph. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Osman Sadi Eldem (1910-1995)" (PDF). core.ac.uk (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b Jamil Adra (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. pp. 12–13.
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