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Also Known As Hürrem Sultan • Aleksandra Lisovska • Roxolana
Born c.1505 • Ukraine
Died April 1558 • Istanbul • Turkey
Kemal Atatürk
Kemal Atatürk
president of Turkey
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Mehmed II
Ottoman sultan
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Fernand Braudel
French historian and educator
Süleyman I
Süleyman the Magnificent
Ottoman sultan
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Bayezid II
Ottoman sultan
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Köprülü Mehmed Paşa
Ottoman grand vizier
Mimar Sinan: Mosque of Süleyman I the Magnificent
Sinan
Ottoman architect
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Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa
Ottoman vizier
Faisal I
Faisal I
king of Iraq
Portrait of Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, standing in ornate military dress beside a blue-draped table, with a cityscape and green curtain in the background.
Mahmud II
Ottoman sultan
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Kösem Sultan
Ottoman sultana
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Celâl Bayar
president of Turkey
Ismet Inonu, wearing a suit and hat, speaks into a microphone while holding papers at an outdoor event, with buildings visible in the background.
İsmet İnönü
president of Turkey
Abdülmecid I
Abdülmecid I
Ottoman sultan
Enver Paşa
Enver Paşa
Ottoman general
Selim III
Selim III
Ottoman sultan
Midhat Pasha
Midhat Pasha
Ottoman vizier
Portrait of Abdullah I of Jordan wearing traditional Arab dress and head covering, looking slightly to the side.
Abdullah I
king of Jordan
Abdülhamid II
Abdülhamid II
Ottoman sultan
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Murad I
Ottoman sultan