Prince Burhaneddin Cem Efendi was the heir apparent to the headship of the Ottoman dynasty. He was born at Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the son of Prince Ibrahim Tevfik (1874–1931) and his fourth wife Hadice Sadiye Hanim (1898–1986). Prince Burhaneddin was a descendant of Sultan Abdülmecid I and the last Ottoman Prince to be born in Turkey.
He studied at Princeton University and served 22 years in the U.S. military, signing up for to become an American citizen. He fought in WWII and participated in the Normandy Landings.
He married Irene Starosselskaya of Russian–Georgian noble descent (born 1928) and had two children, Nilüfer Sultan (born 1953) and Şehzade Selim Efendi (1955).
He studied at Princeton University and served 22 years in the U.S. military, signing up for to become an American citizen. He fought in WWII and participated in the Normandy Landings.
He married Irene Starosselskaya of Russian–Georgian noble descent (born 1928) and had two children, Nilüfer Sultan (born 1953) and Şehzade Selim Efendi (1955).
Prince Burhaneddin Cem Efendi was the heir apparent to the headship of the Ottoman dynasty. He was born at Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the son of Prince Ibrahim Tevfik (1874–1931) and his fourth wife Hadice Sadiye Hanim (1898–1986). Prince Burhaneddin was a descendant of Sultan Abdülmecid I and the last Ottoman Prince to be born in Turkey.
He studied at Princeton University and served 22 years in the U.S. military, signing up for to become an American citizen. He fought in WWII and participated in the Normandy Landings.
He married Irene Starosselskaya of Russian–Georgian noble descent (born 1928) and had two children, Nilüfer Sultan (born 1953) and Şehzade Selim Efendi (1955).
He studied at Princeton University and served 22 years in the U.S. military, signing up for to become an American citizen. He fought in WWII and participated in the Normandy Landings.
He married Irene Starosselskaya of Russian–Georgian noble descent (born 1928) and had two children, Nilüfer Sultan (born 1953) and Şehzade Selim Efendi (1955).
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