Country Ottoman Empire Awarded for Charitable work Established 1878 | Type Order of Merit Status No longer awarded | |
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The Order of Charity (Turkish: Şefkat Nişanı) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded in 1878 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. It was awarded to selected women for distinguished humanitarian or charitable works.
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