TURKEY

The Turkish Osmanli Dynasty descends from Kutalmış or Kaya Alp who lived in the 12th century and who was the grandfather of Ertuğrul (1191/98-1281), leader of the Kayı clan of the Oghuz Turks, who led his tribe from present day Turkmenistan to Anatolia, aiding the Seljuk Turks against the Byzantine Empire. His son Osman (1258-1324) declared himself independent from the Seljuks and is considered the founder of the dynasty. His descendants conquered in the 15th and 16th century the Middle East, the Balkans and North Africa and ruled the Ottoman Empire. In the 18th century the empire went into decline and was after World War I limited to present day Turkey. The monarchy was abolished in 1922. The head of the family is the oldest living male representative.

1a. Turan Cem Osmanoglu Prince of Turkey * High Wycombe 7-1-2004
1b. Tamer Nihad Osmanoglu Prince of Turkey * High Wycombe 15-4-2006

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2. Orhan Murad Osmanoglu Prince of Turkey * Henley-on-Thames 16-12-1972
x Windsor 18-2-2001
3. Patricia (Emine) Iotti * Cerguilho, São Paulo 30-1-1977

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4. Osman Selâheddin Vassib Osmanoglu Prince of Turkey * Alexandria 7-7-1940; Chartered Accountant
x London 27-8-1966 (divorced 6-5-1991)
5. Athena Joy Christoforides * London 9-3-1944
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8. Ali Vassib Prince of Turkey, since 1977 Head of the Imperial Family * Ortaköy 13-10-1903 + Alexandria 9-12-1983; Director of the Antoniades Palace in Alexandria
x Nice 24-4-1931
9. Emine Mükbile Princess of Turkey * Yildiz 23-10-1911 + Istanbul 21-5-1995
10. Richard C. Christoforides * Londen-Wandsworth 4/6-1915; Managing director of R. Christoforides & Ass., engine and car manufacturers, brother of Marcia Anastasia C. * Sutton 27-7-1910 + 28-10-1994 xI 1942 Sir James Hamet Dunn, 1.Bt. * St. Peters, New Brunswick 29-10-1874 + St. Andrews, New Brunswick 1-1-1956; xII ..-6-1963 Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1.Baron Beaverbrook * 25-5-1879 + 9-6-1964
x London-Kensington 1/3-1940
11. Eugenie Joy Rogers-Tillstone * Norwich 1/3-1916
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16. Ahmed (V) Nihat Prince of Turkey, since 1944 Head of the Imperial Family * Ortaköy 5-7-1883 + Alexandria 1954
xI Ortaköy 30-1-1902
17. Safiru * Batumi 5-8-1884 + Alexandria 15-11-1975
18. Ömer Hilmi Prince of Turkey * Ortaköy 2-3-1888 + Alexandria 2-11-1935
xI Yildiz 3-10-1910
19. Gülnev * Genc 21-2-1890 + Nichantache-Pera 31-12-1919
20. John Christoforidi/Christoforides * ...; Cypriot tobacco merchant, tobacco and cigarette manufacturer
x Richmond 1/3-1906
21. Mildred Nightingale-Boys * Medway, Kent 4/6-1881 + Tunbridge 7/9-1924
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x Londen-Marylebone 4/6-1913
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32. Mehmed Selâheddin Prince of Turkey * Bechiktache 2-2-1861 + Fener Yolou, Scutari 3-4-1915
xI Bechiktache 7-7-1879
33. Naziknaz * Kars 24-12-1860 + Nice 17-2-1933
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64. Mehmed Murad V since 30-5-1876 Sultan of Turkey, deposed 31-8-1876 * Topkapi Palace 21-9-1840 + Ortaköy 29-8-1904; Son of Abdülmecid I Sultan of T. and Sevkefza
xII Bechiktache 4-2-1859
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Sources:
Burke´s Royal Families of the World, Middle East and Africa
Royal Ark
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