14 Facts About Zekiye Sultan

Zekiye Sultan was born on 12 January 1872 in the Dolmabahce Palace.

Zekiye Sultan was the third child, and second daughter of her father and the second child of her mother.

Zekiye Sultan had two brothers, Sehzade Mehmed Selim, two years elder than her, and Sehzade Ahmed Nuri, six years younger than her.

Zekiye Sultan was one of Abdulhamid's favorite daughters, with Naime Sultan and Ayse Sultan.

Zekiye Sultan first took her music education from Lombardi Bey, and following her marriage from Madame Avisnad Bavis, a French.

Zekiye Sultan's deputy was Mehmed Yavar Agha, and witness was Mehmed Cevher Agha.

Zekiye Sultan moved to Ortakoy Palace, on the second day after the marriage, where 80 men and 80 women were in their service.

Zekiye Sultan's palace was constructed next to Zekiye's palace, and the two buildings used to be called "The Twin Mansions".

Zekiye Sultan presented gifts to the guests who came to the Iftar.

Zekiye Sultan participated in various donation campaigns, that made her known as a receptive and benevolent princess.

Zekiye Sultan's mother chose to remain in Turkey, in her mansion in Serencebey, where she died in 1930.

Zekiye Sultan used to collect miniature animals, goats, and flowers, and ate a lot of sweets.

Zekiye Sultan died on 13 July 1950 in Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France at the age of seventy-eight, and was buried there.

Zekiye Sultan's husband outlived her by two years, and dying in 1952.