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Hatice Âlime Hümâ Khātûn , Valide Sultan
wife of Murad II
and mother of Mehmed II
, the Ottoman Sultan was born in the Devrekani
county of Kastamonu Province
in modern day Turkey
. Every year, people in Devrekani commemorate her birth as part of the "Celebrations for the Conquest of Istanbul
."
Little is known of her family background, apart from the fact that an Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Khātûn binti Abdullah (Daughter of Abdullah).
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
wife of Murad II
Murad II
Murad II Kodja was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 ....
and mother of Mehmed II
Mehmed II
Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...
, the Ottoman Sultan was born in the Devrekani
Devrekani
Devrekani is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 15,855 of which 6,174 live in the town of Devrekani. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .-External links:*...
county of Kastamonu Province
Kastamonu Province
Kastamonu Province is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region, to the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop to the east, Bartın and Karabük to the west, Çankırı to the south, Çorum to the south east and the Black Sea to the north....
in modern day Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Every year, people in Devrekani commemorate her birth as part of the "Celebrations for the Conquest of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
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Little is known of her family background, apart from the fact that an Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Khātûn binti Abdullah (Daughter of Abdullah).