Istanbul

"Odessa" restaurant

Svirya — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:18:03 +0000

Roxelana's (Hürrem's) tomb

Svirya — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:07:16 +0000

Appearance date:

1558

Ukrainian girl (imaginated name Anastasia Lisovska) was known to Europeans as Roxelana, and to Turkish as Hürrem. First she was a concubine, and later a wife of Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. According to basic version, she was born approximately in 1500-1506 in Orthodox priest's family in Rohatyn town (now in Ifano-Frankovsk area, Ukraine). She was captured by Crimean Tatars in 1518 during their raid to the town. Later Roxelana was taken to Sultan's harem.

Turhan Hatice's tomb

Svirya — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:07:25 +0000

Appearance date:

1683

Reference:

Turhan Hatice

Turhan Hatice Valide Sultan (1628? – 1683) was one of the hasekis ("favourite concubine") of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim I (reign 1640-1648) and the mother of his successor, Mehmed IV (reign 1648-1687). She was of Ukrainian origin, and her real name is believed to be Nadia. She was captured during one of the raids by Tatars and got into slavery.