Turhan Sultan

Turhan Sultan
Engraving (c. 1640–1660)
Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure8 August 1648 – 4 August 1683
PredecessorKösem Sultan
SuccessorSaliha Dilaşub Sultan
Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
(Imperial Consort)
Tenure2 January 1642 – 8 August 1648
PredecessorAyşe Sultan
SuccessorEmetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan
Nâib-i-Saltanat of the Ottoman Empire
Reign2 September 1651 – 2 June 1656
MonarchMehmed IV
BornNadya
c. 1627
Rus'
Died4 August 1683(1683-08-04) (aged 55–56)
Edirne, Ottoman Empire
(now Edirne, Turkey)
Burial
ConsortIbrahim
IssueMehmed IV
Fatma Sultan (?)
Beyhan Sultan (?)
Atike Sultan (?)
Names
Turkish: Turhan Hatice Sultan
Ottoman Turkish: تورخان سلطان
ReligionSunni Islam, previously Eastern Orthodox

Turhan Hatice Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: تورخان سلطان, "merciful" or "noble"; c. 1627 – 4 August 1683) was the first Haseki sultan of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim (r. 1640–1648) and Valide sultan as the mother of Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). Turhan was prominent for the regency of her young son and her building patronage. She and Kösem Sultan are the only two women in Ottoman history to be regarded as official regents and had supreme control over the Ottoman Empire. As a result, Turhan became one of the prominent figures during the era known as Sultanate of Women.