Spouse Irene Starosselskaya Name Burhaneddin Cem Father Prince Ibrahim Tevfik House Ottoman dynasty | Mother Hadice Sadiye Hanim Children Nilufer Sultan Religion Islam | |
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Term 12 March 1994 – 31 October 2008 Born 2 February 1920
Besiktas, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire ( 1920-02-02 ) Issue Nilufer Sultan
Sehzade Selim Efendi Died October 31, 2008, New York City, New York, United States Parents Prince Ibrahim Tevfik, Hadice Sadiye Hanim |
Şehzade Burhaneddin Cem (2 February 1920 – 31 October 2008) was the heir apparent to the headship of the Ottoman dynasty. He was born at Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the son of Prince Ibrahim Tevfik (1874–1931) and his fourth wife Hatice Sadiye Hanım (1898–1986). Burhaneddin was a descendant of Sultan Abdülmecid I. He married Irene Starosselskaya of Russian–Georgian noble descent (born 1928) and had two children, Nilüfer Sultan (born 1953) and Şehzade Selim (1955).
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