Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu

Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu

Prince Selim Süleyman

Prince Selim Süleyman Efendi
Prince Selim Süleyman Efendi

Spouse Alev Hanımefendi
Issue Prince Batu Bayezid
House Imperial House of Osman
Father Prince Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu
Mother Athena Joy Hanımefendi
Born 15 December 1979
High Wycombe , England
Religion Islam

Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu Prince (Şehzade) Selim Süleyman Efendi[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England on 15 December 1979, youngest son of Prince (Şehzade) Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu and his wife Athena Joy Hanımefendi, née, Christoforides. He is the great-great-great-grandson of Sultan Murad V, 33rd Sovereign of the House of Osman through his grandfather Prince (Şehzade) Ali Vasıb Efendi, 41st Head of the Imperial House of Osman, and also the great-great-grandson of Sultan Mehmed V Reşad Han Gazi, 35th Sovereign of the House of Osman, through his grandmother Princess Emine Mükbile Sultan. He has two siblings, a sister Ayşe Gülnev Sultan and a brother Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu. Selim Efendi holds a Degree in Business and Economics from Kingston University, London and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, a Chartered Insurance Broker and a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management.

Imperial Ottoman Dynasty
Country Ottoman Empire
Founded 1299
Founder Osman I
Current head Bayezid Osman
Dissolution 1922

Marriage and issue

On the 22 June 2003 Selim Efendi married Alev Hanımefendi, née Öcal, at Esma Sultan Yalısı in Istanbul. The historical Yalı (English: waterside mansion) formerly belonged to Esma Sultan having been given to her as a wedding gift by her father Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I. It is now a venue for weddings and other events. Alev Hanımefendi graduated from Boğaziçi University, İstanbul. Together Alev and Selim have one son, Prince (Şehzade) Batu Bayezid Efendi who was born in Sidcup, Kent, England, 23 April 2008.

Life

Prince (Şehzade) Selim Süleyman Efendi has had a career in the Insurance industry in the City of London and is now employed by the multinational insurance brokers AON in Muscat, Oman.

Resurgence of interest in the Ottoman dynasty

Since 2000 there has been a growing interest in the living members of the Ottoman family, both within Turkey and abroad.

In 2006 family members met at Dolmabahçe Palace for the presentation of the documentary "Osmanoğlu'nun Sürgünü" ("The Ottomans' Exile") produced by TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation).[8] This documentary followed the stories of the members of the Ottoman family who went into exile in 1924, following the establishment of the Turkish Republic and the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate. It then follows the stories of their descendants, who now live in Turkey, Europe, the United States and throughout the Middle East. Extensive coverage of this event, and the success of the documentary series has dramatically raised the profile of the Imperial Family.[9][10]

Thousands of mourners paid their respects at the funeral of Ertuğrul Osman in September 2009.[11]

In July 2010 Princess Ayşe Gülnev Sultan held a party to celebrate the 70th birthday of her father Prince (Şehzade) Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu, attended by a number of members of the Ottoman family, including Sultanzade Prince Ali bin Naif of Jordan and Sultanzade Prince Abbas Hilmi.[12][13]

Family Tree

This family tree shows the line of descent from the founder of the Ottoman dynasty to present day through the male descendants of Sultan Murad V

References

  1. ↑ Almanach de Gotha (184th ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 2000. pp. 365, 912–915.
  2. ↑ "Hayatta Olan Şehzadeler". Foundation of the Ottoman Dynasty. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Burke's Royal Families of the World (2 ed.). Burke's Peerage. 1980. p. 247.
  4. ↑ "Current Living Şehzades". Official Ottoman Family Website. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. ↑ İbrahim Pazan (15 September 2009). "Osmanoğullarının yeni reisi Osman Bayezid Efendi". Netgazete. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Osmanlı Hanedanı vakıf çatısı altında toplanıyor". Sabah. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Line of succession to the Ottoman throne
  8. ↑ Akgüneş, Gürkan 2006 "Şehzadeler sarayda buluştu" Milliyet Retrieved 2011-07-20
  9. ↑ 2006 "2006 yılından hanedanın bir videosu" Ottoman Dynasty Foundation Retrieved 2011-07-20
  10. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE5DC153FF937A35751C1A96F9C8B63&ref=danbilefsky&pagewanted=1
  11. ↑ Bilefsky, Dan 2009-12-4 "Frustrated with the West, Turks Revel in Empire Lost" The New York Times Retrieved 2011-07-20
  12. ↑ http://www.thebritabroad.com/index.php/bodrum-news/3533.html
  13. ↑ http://www.haberler.com/osmanli-hanedanini-dogum-gununde-bulustu-2164876-haberi/

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