NOBLEMEN from Türkiye

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Turkish Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Turkish Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Turkish Noblemen.

1. Şehzade Mehmed (1522 - 1543)

With an HPI of 77.85, Şehzade Mehmed is the most famous Turkish Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 32 different languages on wikipedia.

Şehzade Mehmed (Ottoman Turkish: شاهزاده محمد; 1521 – 7 November 1543) was an Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hürrem Sultan. He served as governor of Manisa.

2. Fatma Sultan (1500 - 1573)

With an HPI of 71.94, Fatma Sultan is the 2nd most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Fatma Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: فاطمہ سلطان, "one who abstains"; ante 1494 – c. 1566) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Selim I and Hafsa Sultan, and the sister of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

3. Ismihan Sultan (1544 - 1585)

With an HPI of 69.96, Ismihan Sultan is the 3rd most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Ismihan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: اسمیخان سلطان, "Purity of the Khan" or "Highness of the Khan"; also Esmehan Sultan; Manisa, 1545 – Costantinople, 8 August 1585) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Selim II (reign 1566–74) and his favorite concubine, Haseki Sultan and legal wife Nurbanu Sultan. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and his favourite consort and legal wife Hürrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603).

4. Hanzade Sultan (1609 - 1650)

With an HPI of 62.92, Hanzade Sultan is the 4th most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Hanzade Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: خانزادہ سلطان, "descendent of the Khan"; c. 1609 - 21 September 1650) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Ahmed I (r. 1603–1617) and Kösem Sultan. She was a half sister of Osman II (r. 1618–1622) and a sister of Murad IV (r. 1623–1640) and Ibrahim I (r. 1640–1648), and the paternal aunt of Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687), Suleiman II (r. 1687–1691) and Ahmed II (r. 1691–1695).

5. Sittişah Hatun (1435 - 1486)

With an HPI of 62.30, Sittişah Hatun is the 5th most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Sittişah Mukrime Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: ست شاہ خاتون; "Keeper/Protector of the Şah'' and "hospitable"; c. 1430 - September 1486), know also as Sitti Hatun, was a Turkish princess, and the legal wife of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire.

6. Maria of Amnia (770 - 823)

With an HPI of 61.34, Maria of Amnia is the 6th most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Maria of Amnia (Greek: Μαρία, 770 – after 823) was a Byzantine empress, the first wife of Constantine VI. Through her mother Hypatia, Maria was a granddaughter of Saint Philaretos, a magnate from the Armeniakon Theme known for his charitable activities, a relation mentioned in his hagiography. Maria was born in Amnia, Paphlagonia.

7. Simonida (1294 - 1340)

With an HPI of 61.29, Simonida is the 7th most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Simonida Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Симонида Немањић; c. 1294 – after 1336), born Simonis Palaiologina (Greek: Σιμωνίς Παλαιολογίνα, sr. Симонида Палеолог, Simonida Paleolog), was a Byzantine princess and queen consort of the Kingdom of Serbia as the fifth wife of Serbian king Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321). She was a daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282–1328) and Irene of Montferrat. In Medieval Serbia Simonida is best remembered as a patron of the Arts, Music and Literature.

8. Ayşe Sultan (1887 - 1960)

With an HPI of 60.03, Ayşe Sultan is the 8th most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Hamide Ayşe Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: حمیدہ عائشه سلطان, lit. 'praised' and 'life'; also known as Ayşe Osmanoğlu; 15 November 1887 – 10 August 1960) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Müşfika Kadın.

9. Basilina (300 - 332)

With an HPI of 59.33, Basilina is the 9th most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Basilina (Greek: Βασιλίνα; died 332/333) was the wife of Julius Constantius and the mother of the Roman emperor Julian (r. 361–363) who in her honour gave the name Basilinopolis to a city in Bithynia (modern Pazarköy near Gemlik, in Turkey).

10. Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria (1134 - 1184)

With an HPI of 58.55, Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria is the 10th most famous Turkish Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Theodora Komnene (Greek: Θεοδώρα ἡ Κομνηνή, born circa 1134, died 2 January 1184), Latinized Theodora Comnena, was a daughter of the Byzantine prince Andronikos Komnenos and his wife, Eirene (?Aineiadissa). Based on the writings of Niketas Choniates, it is likely Theodora was Andronikos' second daughter. The year of Theodora's birth is unknown.