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Where are the Ottoman descendants?
Their descendants now live in many different countries throughout Europe, as well as in the United States, the Middle East, and since they have now been permitted to return to their homeland, many now also live in Turkey.
Are there still Ottomans?
The Ottoman period spanned more than 600 years and came to an end only in 1922, when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and various successor states in southeastern Europe and the Middle East.
Which countries were part of the Ottoman Empire?
What Countries Were Part of the Ottoman Empire?
- Turkey.
- Greece.
- Bulgaria.
- Egypt.
- Hungary.
- Macedonia.
- Romania.
- Jordan.
Are there any living descendants of the Ottoman Empire today?
Today his descendants mostly reside in Turkey as the House of Osman later on resettled in Turley after many decades of exile. Mehmed VI was the 36th and last Ottoman sultan. He had descendants. The last Ottoman Sultan sailed away in a British warship to Malta.
How many Ottoman sultans ruled over the Empire?
There were 36 Ottoman Sultans who ruled over the Empire, and each one was a direct descendant through the male line of the first Ottoman Sultan, Sultan Osman I. After the deposition of the last Sultan, Mehmet VI, in 1922, and the subsequent abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924, members of the Imperial family were forced into exile.
How do you address the female descendants of the Ottoman sultans?
The formal way of addressing the female descendants of the Ottoman Sultans is Devletlû İsmetlu (given name) Sultân Aliyyetü’ş-Şân Hazretleri, i.e. Sultana (given name). According to genealogies of the House of Osman, had the Sultanate not been abolished, there would be thirteen Sultanas:
Who is the heir to the Ottoman throne?
Under normal circumstances, the eldest son of the Ottoman Sultans (sometimes it changed due to extraordinary circumstances) was the heir for the throne, but as there is no alive direct male relative of Sultan Vahdettin right now, the tradition would put the eldest male of the Dynasty, who is right now also the leader of the Family: