Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin

Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi (; 19 December 1885 – 15 June 1949) was an Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Mezidemestan Kadın.

Early life Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin was born on 19 December 1885 in the Yıldız Palace. His father was Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his mother was Mezidemestan Kadın, daughter of Kaymat Mikanba. He was the only child of his mother. Burhaneddin's circumcision took place in 1891, together with his half-brothers, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, and Şehzade Ahmed Nuri.

Career In June 1890, aged four, Burhaneddin was enlisted in the navy by his father. He was assigned the Ottoman ironclad Orhaniye. In salutations processions, he and Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik saluted in navy uniforms in front of naval regiment. On 18 June 1893, aged seven, he was given the rank of lieutenant commander. The same year, he composed the naval anthem. He had been allocated a villa on the grounds of the Yıldız Palace. He also owned a mansion in Yeniköy.

His first wife was Emine Nurbanu Hidayet Hanım. She was born in 1891. Her father was Prince Mehmed Refik Bey Achba, and her mother was Princess Mahşeref Hanım Emkhaa. A member of the princely Abkhaz family of the Achba, she was related to Esma Cavidan Hanim, consort of Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, to Leyla Gülefşan Hanim, lady of the court, Saliha Verdicenan Kadın, consort of Sultan Abdülmejid I, father of Abdülhamid II, and to Pesend Hanim, consort of Abdülhamid II himself. Nazlıyar died on 31 August 1976 in Ankara, Turkey. After Thessaloniki fell to Greece in 1912, Abdul Hamid also returned to Istanbul, and settled in the Beylerbeyi Palace, where he died in 1918. After Abdul Hamid's deposition, he formed close relations from the Unionists that could protect him from the enemy. In 1914, he was offered the Albanian throne by the Senate of Central Albania, but he turned down the offer. In 1921, he was also offered the throne of Iraq, but the British opposed this decision. Burhaneddin and his family then settled in Switzerland. Order of Glory, Jeweled Order of Distinction, Jeweled Order of Osmanieh, Jeweled Order of Medjidie, Jeweled Imtiyaz Medal in Silver; in Gold Liakat Medal in Gold Hicaz Demiryolu Medal in Gold Iftikhar Sanayi Medal in Gold Greek War Medal in Gold

Military appointments Military ranks and naval appointments 18 June 1893: Lieutenant Commander, Ottoman Navy 6 February 1916: Commander, Ottoman Navy 29 July 1918: Captain, Ottoman Navy

Issue Name Birth Death Notes By Hidayet Hanım (married 1908 – divorced; 1891 – 1946) Şehzade Mehmed Fahreddin 26 November 1911 13 July 1968 born in Nişantaşı Palace; married in Paris on 31 August 1933 to Greek Catherine Papadopoulos (Paris, 20 May 1914Athens, 15 June 1945), without issue; died in exile in New York City, and buried there By Nazlıyar Hanım (married 7 June 1909 – divorced 1919; 13 October 1892 – 31 August 1976) Şehzade Ertuğrul Osman 18 August 1912 23 September 2009 born in Nişantaşı Palace; married twice without issue; died in Istanbul, Turkey. 43rd Head of Imperial House of Osman.

In popular culture In the 2017 TV series Payitaht: Abdülhamid, Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin is portrayed by Turkish actor Ulaşcan Kutlu.

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