17. Yüzy lda Bir Valide Sultan n Günlük Hayat : Valide Had ce Turhan Sultan//// Daily Life of a Sultan’s Mother in the Seventeenth Century: Valide Had ce Turhan Sultan

This article examines the estate book of Had ce Turhan Sultan, the mother of Ottoman Sultan IV. Mehmed (1648-1687). Compiled after her death, the estate book contains a detailed list of all her belongings and reflects the lifestyles of women in the Ottoman harem. Her living and bedroom furniture, her clothes and the type of their fabrics, her furs, jewels, clocks and make up materials as well as the kitchen utensils, coffee sets, cups, spoons and glasses are listed on her estate book. In conclusion, her belongings reflect that Had ce Turhan Sultan lived a life that match to the power and glory of the Ottoman Empire.K