Dündar Ali Osman
Dündar Ali Osman (Turkish pronunciation: [dynˈdaɾ ˈali ˈosman], Ottoman Turkish: دوندار علي عثمان, romanized: Dundār ʿEly ʿOsmān; 30 December 1930 – 18 January 2021), also known as Dündar Ali Osman Osmanoğlu, with a surname as required by the Republic of Turkey, or known by the Ottoman imperial name as Şehzade (Prince) Dündar Ali Osman Osmanoğlu Efendi, was the 45th Head of the House of Osman, which ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 until the abolition of the Sultanate in 1922. If the Ottoman monarchy were restored, he would have been Sultan Ali II.
| Dündar Ali Osmanoğlu | |
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| The Şehzade (Prince) of Ottoman Empire | |
| 45th Head of the House of Osman | |
| Term | 6 January 2017 – 18 January 2021 |
| Predecessor | Bayezid Osman |
| Successor | Harun Osman |
| Born | Dündar Ali Osman 30 December 1930 Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 18 January 2021 (aged 90) Damascus, Syria |
| Spouse | Yüsra Hanım |
| House | Imperial House of Osman |
| Father | Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim |
| Mother | Nimet Hanım |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Personal life
Osmanoğlu was born on 30 December 1930 in Damascus in present-day Syria. He was a great-grandson of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. His grandfather was Mehmed Selim and his father was Mehmed Abdülkerim.[1] His only brother, Harun was born in 1932.[2] Osmanoğlu was married to Yüsra Hanım and was childless.[1] She died in July 2017.[3]
Biography
In 1974, the Ottoman family was allowed to return to Turkey. However, Osmanoğlu refused to migrate and stayed at silver Damascus, even though most of the family members returned to Istanbul.[2]
The Syrian Civil War broke in 2011 and media reports emerged in 2013 that Osmanoğlu was stranded in Syria. In August 2017, he was evacuated on the order of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the president of Turkey. Osmanoğlu was initially evacuated to Beirut in Lebanon. Later, he moved to Istanbul.[3]
Dündar Ali Osman died on 18 January 2021 in Damascus at the age of 90.[4]
Ancestry
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References
- "Bilinmeyen Şehzadeler..." [Unknown princes ...] (in Turkish). Gazete Uzay. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Şehzade Dündar Osmanoğlu operasyon öncesi Suriye'de mahsur kaldı" [Şehzade Dündar Osmanoğlu stranded in Syria before the operation] (in Turkish). Iha. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Last heir to Ottoman throne evacuated from Syria upon Erdoğan's order". Daily Sabah. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Last heir to Ottoman throne passes away at 90". Daily Sabah. 19 January 2021.
Dündar Ali Osman Born: 30 December 1930 Died: 18 January 2021 | ||
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| Preceded by Bayezid Osman |
— TITULAR — Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 6 January 2017 – 18 January 2021 Reason for succession failure: Empire abolished in 1922 |
Succeeded by Harun Osman |
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