Mehmed Abdülkadir Efendi

Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir Efendi (; 16 January 1878 – 16 March 1944) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his consort Bidar Kadın.

Early life Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir was born on 16 January 1878 in the Yıldız Palace. He was the second child of his mother, and had a sister Naime Sultan, who was two years older than him.

Abdülkadir's circumcision took place in 1891, together with his younger half-brothers, Şehzade Ahmed Nuri, and Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin.

Education and career His early education took place in the Prince's School, Yıldız Palace, together with his elder brother, Şehzade Mehmed Selim, and Sultan Abdulaziz's second son, Abdulmejid II. His tutor was Halil Agha. He spoke several languages, and was a pianist, violinist, He was then promoted to colonel, and later to brigadier.

Abdülkadir's first consort was Mislimelek Hanım. She was born in 1883. Her real name was Pakize Marshania. Her father was Prince Abdülkadir Hasan Bey Marshania (1862–1917), an Abkhazian officer in the Imperial Ottoman Army, whose family had migrated from the Caucasus, and her mother was Mevlüde Hanım. In 1890, aged seven, she was given to the palace, in order to become companion of her cousin princess Nemika Sultan. She was the mother of Şehzade Ahmed Orhan who died in 1901. Upon the exile of the imperial family in 1924, Mislimelek went to Hungary, then in 1933 to Bulgaria

His second consort was Suhendan Hanım. She was born in 1882. She was an Abkhazian from Tokat. They married in 1902. She was a slender, and beautiful woman, and had blonde hair.

His seventh consort was Irène Imer. They married in 1925. She gave birth to Şehzade Osman the same year. They divorced in 1926. Abdülkadir, however, remained in Istanbul. After Thessaloniki fell to Greece in 1912, Abdul Hamid returned to Istanbul, and settled in the Beylerbeyi Palace, where he died in 1918. He had been allocated a villa on the grounds of the Yıldız Palace. Between 1909 and 1924, he lived in the Kızıltoprak Palace and Büyükdere waterfront Palace. After which, he sold Abdülkadir's mansion in Feneryolu to the former Khediva Ikbal Hanim. However, he didn't send money to the prince. Order of Glory, Jeweled

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