Turhan Sultan

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1627–1683 Also known as Turhan Hatice Sultan、Turhan Valide Sultan、图尔汗·哈蒂杰苏丹

Turhan Sultan (c. 1627–1683), of Russian or Ukrainian origin, entered the Ottoman harem, became Ibrahim I's favorite, bore Mehmed IV, and after Kösem…

Timeline

c. 1640–1648Topkapı Palace harem · ConstantinopleFavored during Ibrahim I's reign, she bore Prince Mehmed (later Mehmed IV) in 1642 and formed one of two great factions in the harem with her mother-in-law Kösem Sultan.
1648–1651Constantinople · RumeliaAfter Ibrahim I was deposed in 1648 and the young Mehmed IV acceded, she contested the regency with Kösem Sultan, allied with the Janissary commanders, and finally eliminated Kösem in 1651, securing control of the young sultan.
1651–1683Constantinople · RumeliaAfter Kösem's death she long influenced imperial affairs as mother-sultan, supported the rise of the Köprülü family, and helped restore order after civil unrest until her death in 1683.

Sources

Turhan Sultan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Turhan-Sultan
The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire — Leslie P. Peirce (1993)