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Yusuf İzzeddin Family:
Yusuf İzzeddin Efendi's wives were Mrs. Câvidan, Fâika Tâzende, Emine Nâzikedâ and Leman; his children were Mehmed Nizameddin Efendi, Hatice Şükriye and Mihriban Mihrişah Sultans.
Yusuf İzzeddin Efendi (1857-1916):
He was the son of the Ottoman Sultan Sultan Abdülaziz. He was the heir apparent when his father passed away. Born on October 10, 1857 in Dolmabahçe Palace, his mother was Dürrinev Başkadınefendi. When he was born, his uncle Sultan Abdülmecid was on the throne. At the age of 10, he joined a trip to Europe with his father. On September 1, 1871, he was appointed as the commander of the Hassa Army with the rank of müşir by Sultan Abdülaziz. At the age of 19, his father was deposed and shortly afterwards he was found dead with his wrists slit.
On April 27, 1909, when Sultan Mehmed V ascended the throne, he became the heir apparent, the oldest male in the dynasty after the sultan. He represented the Ottoman Empire abroad as the crown prince. During World War I, he clashed politically with Enver Pasha. He was found dead in his mansion in Zincirlikuyu on February 1, 1916, before he could ascend to the throne. His body was buried in the Mahmud II Mausoleum next to his father Abdülaziz.
Tevfik Biren (1867-1956):
Tevfik Biren (1867-1956) was a statesman who served in high-level positions such as minister and governor during the last period of the Ottoman Empire. He was the last Minister of Finance of the Ottoman Empire and the last head of the Council of State. After the fall of the Istanbul government, he gave lectures at the School of Higher Engineering, and continued his academic career with the title of “professor ordinaryus” after the university reform.
He married Naciye Neyyal Hanım, one of the first female painters in the Ottoman Empire, and had three daughters from this marriage. He was the father of women's rights activist, translator and writer Necile Tevfik, painter Meliha Tevfik (Yenerden) and Güzin Tevfik.
His memoirs were published in two volumes by his granddaughter Rezan Hürmen in 1993 under the title Abdülhamit II, Constitutional Monarchy and Armistice Period Memories.
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Istanbul, Dolmabahçe Palace
Jerusalem, Thessaloniki, Yemen, Bursa, Ankara
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Yusuf İzzeddin Efendi, the eldest son of the Ottoman dynasty, was the crown prince, soldier, politician, and diplomat.
Tevfik Biren: Statesman, scholar
Functions, occupations and activities
Yusuf İzzeddin Efendi: Represented the Ottoman Empire abroad at various ceremonies as crown prince. He attended the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in 1910 and the coronation of King George V in 1911.
Tevfik Biren: Governor, Full Professor, negotiator at the Treaty of Sèvres