İbrahim Tevfik Efendi

Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik Efendi (; 6November 1874 – 31 December 1931) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin, and grandson of Sultan Abdulmejid I.

Early life Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik was born on 6 November 1874 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. His father was Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin, son of Abdulmejid I and Nükhetsezâ Hanım, and his mother was Mestinaz Hanım. He had a younger sister, who died aged four. After his father's death in 1876, Sultan Abdul Hamid II brought him up in his care. For several years he believed the sultan to be his real father.

His circumcision took place on 17 December 1883, together with Şehzade Mehmed Selim, eldest son of Sultan Abdul Hamid, Abdulmejid II, Şehzade Mehmed Şevket and Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin, sons of Sultan Abdulaziz, and Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin, son of Sultan Mehmed V.

Education and career His schooling began in 1880. His teacher was Eyüp Efendi. His subjects included morphology of Arabic, etiquettes, catechism, orthography, arithmetic, geography, geometry, cosmography, astronomy, French language, Islamic history, and ethical admonitions of Attar. Mehmed Eşref taught him Arabic, fiqh, and aqidah. Aranda Efendi taught him music.

In 1878, he was registered in the navy. In August 1883, he was given the rank of right wing lieutenant commander, and went on to become vice admiral. He was also appointed in the marine and in the imperial fire-fighting battalion. By 1918, he was serving as honorary brigadier in the Ottoman infantry.

Personal life Tevfik had been allocated a villa on the grounds of the Yıldız Palace. He also owned a waterside mansion in Beşiktaş. Here he bred various animals like dogs, parrots and lambs. or Mehmed Bey. She was the sister of Emsalinur Kadın, wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. They married on 12 March 1894 in the Yıldız Palace. In 1895, she gave birth to Fatma Zehra Sultan. She died in 1945 in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.

His third wife was Emine Hanım. She was born on 28 October 1890 in Adapazarı, Istanbul. They married on 5 May 1911 in the Ortaköy Palace. In 1912, she gave birth to Rabia Nilüfer Sultan, followed by Ayşe Masume Fethiye Sultan in 1916. They divorced on 23 April 1916. Following the divorce, Emine and her daughters first settled with Sultan Mehmed VI, and later with Caliph Abdulmejid II. She died on 14 February 1953 in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.

His fourth wife was Hatice Şadiye Hanım. She was born on 1 April 1898 in Kabataş, Istanbul. She was the daughter of Çürüksulu Süleyman Bahri Pasha Tavdgiridze and Hatice Hanım. They married on 27 March 1919 in the Beşiktaş Palace. In 1920, she gave birth to Şehzade Burhaneddin Cem, followed by Şehzade Bayezid Osman in 1924. They divorced in 1930. Following her divorce, Şadiye met American businessman William Thallon Daus in Paris. They married in 1932, and had two sons, Rudolph Halouk and Bahri Lawrence. She died on 9 August 1986.

His fifth wife was Hayriye Hanım. She was born in 1914. She was a Bosnian.

Honours Order of Distinction, Jeweled born in Paris, France; married in 1951 to Mehmed Hüseyin Hayri (born 23 December 1924); died in Paris, France, and was buried in Muslim Cemetery in Thais, Val-de-Marne, France;

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