#sehzade osman i

[historicalreusedcostumes]

This Silver Kraftan Costume is worn in Magnificent Century Season 4 Episode 3 (2013) on Engin Öztürk as Sehzade Selim and worn in Magnificent Century: Kosem two times, First worn on Taner Ölmez as Osman I in Season 1 Episode 24 (2016) and worn again later on Metin Akdülger as Sultan Murad 4 in Season 2 (2017)

[magnificentlyreused]

This kaftan was first worn by Şehzade Mustafa (later Sultan Mustafa I) in the first episode of the first season of Magnificent Century: Kösem. It was altered by adding gold trim before it was worn again by Şehzade Bayezid in the twenty-seventh episode of the same season. The kaftan was used twice in the second season, first on Şehzade Ahmed in the second episode and then on Şehzade Osman in the twenty-seventh episode.

The kaftan also appeared in the fourth episode of Golden Apple: The Grand Conquest where it was worn during a flashback by Şehzade Mehmed (later Sultan Mehmed II).

[davidcescleo]

While I was watching MC, I always wanted Hurrem to win and I really liked her, she always loved Suleyman and protected her children so she was a pretty rootable character.

Kosem on the other hand is a horrible person but for some reason, I liked her much more than Hurrem, I wanted her to kill Sehzade Mehmet and beat Turhan (because she sucks). This could be because the source of her existence and power is not a man but herself, unlike Hurrem whose all existence depended on Suleyman.

Kosem chose five padisahs (Mustafa, Osman, Murat, Ibrahim and Mehmet) and run the states for like 30 years. What did Hurrem do? She couldn't even listen to the divan without Suleyman exiling her, she had no power compared to Kosem.

I am not mad at her character don't get me wrong I am just annoyed at the writers for never showing (or showing too little) her "state relations" side.

[lorirwritesfanfic]

Berk Atan as Prince Hamid Osmanoğlu

Disclaimer: this character profile was created specifically to fit Prince Hamid on Meant To Be universe . I unfortunately don't own the character, I don't assume to know everything about him and I have no intention to affirm this is exactly who he is and how other people should write him. I'm merely a hardcore enthusiast of this lovely character and I do my best to keep his essence while adding a few headcanons of my own.

Name: Hamid Osmanoğlu

Nationality: Turkish

Birthdate: December 3, 1991.

Hometown: Istanbul, Türkiye

Current Residence: Ithaca, NY, USA

Occupation: Envoy of Türkiye in the United States of America, graduate student of MBA Economics and Management at Cornell University

Talents/Skills: public speaking, a knack for languages, charm, cooking, self-defense and combat skills.

Parents: Murat Osmanoğlu and Raisa Doğan-Osmanoğlu

Siblings: Nesrin Osmanoğlu-Aksoy, Malak Osmanoğlu, Sevim Osmanoğlu.

Closest relatives: Ahmet and Halime Osmanoğlu (uncle and aunt), Osman Osmanoğlu (grandfather - deceased), Kaan Aksoy (brother in-law).

Background: First born of Ambassador of Türkiye in Australia Murat Osmanoğlu and prosecutor Raisa Doğan-Osmanoğlu, Hamid is easy going, perceptive and polite, has the ability to make friends everywhere he goes and charms everyone with his sense of humor and kind heart. With an impressive wit and knack for languages, he's fluent in seven languages (Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Mandarin and Spanish) aside from his native tongue. He fell in love with International Relations when he was nine and studied Economics and Finance at Bahcesehir University (2008-2011), hoping to follow his father's footsteps and become a diplomat.

To please his mother, he studied Law in Cambridge (2012-2015), worked with her for six months and quit to spent a month traveling with his father. He returned to Cambridge to get a Msc in International Relations and Politics (2016-2018), getting his first job at UK Parliament, where he worked with Earl Vincent Foredale.

He enrolled in MBA Economics and Management at Cornell University (2018-2021) and now works as an envoy of Türkiye in the USA, taking a job as legal advisor right after that.

What's his family like?

The Osmanoğlu family (on his father side) is composed by direct descentants from the House of Osman. When the Ottoman Empire fell, his grandfather Sehzade Osman was exiled in the UK with his family, then moved to the United States, where he married and lived most of his life. Most of his relatives live in Germany, UK or USA, but they still gather every year for festivities. All Osmanoğlu members follow Muslim traditions, but living in western countries made them inclined to a modern lifestyle.

The Doğan family (on his mother side), however, is more traditional. Mostly composed by women, they live in the same neighborhood and gather around at least twice per month. Filthy rich, pragmatic and meddlesome, they often interfere on younger relatives career choices, friendships and relationships, calling family meetings and interventions whenever they see fit. Though Hamid loves his mother and aunts dearly, their intrusive habits are among the reasons why he moved out of his family's house and doesn't have plans to live permanently in Turkiye again.

Favourite childhood memory: sailing with his father, grandfather and uncle.

Nicknames: Aslan (among the men in his family), Osman (among friends at school/university because of the name on his football jersey), Hamidciğim (most women in his family call him that, but according to him, this petname sounds more endearing to him when Daphne calls)

Astrology sign: Sagittarius sun, Aquarius rising, Cancer moon

Hobbies: Driving, fishing, reading, cooking, MMORPG

Relationship status: In a relationship with Daphne Wang

Top 5 songs:

Burcu Güneş - Sen Benimsin, Ben Seninim

Emre Aydın - Hoşçakal

Paul McCartney - My Love

Coldplay - A Message

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

Favourite books:

The Twenty-One Balloons by Pene du Bois

The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk

Poems of Nâzım Hikmet (1986 edition)

Favourite movies:

Psycho (1960)

Spirited Away (2001)

Sonbahar (2008)

Favourite TV shows:

He likes most cooking TV shows, but his favourite is Masterchef Kids (he is amazed by talented children). From Netflix, his favourites are Sex Education, Aşk 101 and The Crown. But his all time favourites are period dramas (Magnificent Century, Magnificent Century: Kösem, The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice, Kuruluş Osman, Reign, The Tudors, The Spanish Princess...), He is also into K-Drama and Chinese drama because of Daphne and his sisters, but he only watches with them.

Biggest guilty pleasure:

watching Daphne's trashy TV reality shows while eating greasy food. He's not entirely ashamed of the greasy food and says it motivates him to exercise more in the next day, but will blantantly deny liking Love Island, Love is Blind and Say Yes To The Dress.

Sweet or savoury?

Normally he says both, but when push comes to shove, he'll choose savoury.

Favourite food:

Menemen, kofte burger, ramen, baklava

Favourite drinks:

Non-alcoholic - Turkish coffee, cappucino, Turkish tea, pomegranate juice, strawberry daiquiri mocktail

Alcoholic - Irish coffee, rakı, wine

Most treasured possessions:

A Ducati Panigale V4R and A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Zeitzone watch with his initials engraved in the back.

Close Friends:

Sevim Osmanoğlu (OC), Yusuf Konevi, Ali Koveni (OC), Sanem Konevi (OC), Veronica Dantas (OC), Bartholomew Chambers.

Goals for the future:

Travel to Sub-Saharan Africa, take Daphne to travel with him more often, buying an apartment in London.

Dog lover or cat lover?

Both (don't expect him to choose)

Early bird or night owl?

Early bird (unless he's jetlagged)

How does he relax after a bad day?

When he's alone, he goes jogging or driving to clear his head then finds something to eat. When he's with Daphne, he stays home with her, preferably resting his head on her lap as they watch movies.

Personality: ENFP-A (Assertive Campaigner)

Campaigners (ENFPs) are true free spirits – outgoing, openhearted, and open-minded. With their lively, upbeat approach to life, they stand out in any crowd. But even though they can be the life of the party, Campaigners don’t just care about having a good time. These personality types run deep – as does their longing for meaningful, emotional connections with other people.

One random headcanon:

During his teenhood, he used to play MMORPG with then Prince Liam of Cordonia and Drake Walker during late nights. He's not as close to the King of Cordonia as he used be, but they're still good friends. He attended the King's coronation, the King's engagement parties to Lady Madeleine and Lady Jade, the bachelor party in Paris and wedding to Queen Jade. He was also invited to the bachelor + bachelorette party in Vegas, but politely declined because he was preparing himself for the interviews for the MBA at Cornell University.

[ousontlesfemmes]

Handan (c.1568 – 1605)

Ou la première régente dans l’histoire de l’Empire Ottoman !

Le harem est un endroit qui déchaîne encore les passions et l’imagination à ce jour. On s’imagine des faibles femmes aux mains des hommes puissants. Et pourtant, dans l’Empire Ottoman, durant le Sultanat des Femmes, une femme s’est élevée pour la première fois dans l’histoire de la Turquie comme Régente : Handan.

On ne sait pas grand chose d’Handan.

Si vous faites des recherches sur les compagnes des sultans de l’Empire Ottoman, adoptez cette phrase comme mantra : on ne sait pas grand chose d’elles, sauf si vous avez marqué l’Histoire comme Hürrem, pour qui Soliman le Magnifique est devenu parfaitement monogame ET fidèle jusqu’à sa mort en plus de l’avoir épousée. Et non, vous baser sur la série Magnificent Century et son spin-off, Magnificent Century : Kösem, n’est pas à faire : c’est un drame historique à la Versailles, donc fond historique, quelques vérités, beaucoup de libertés.

Et si on ne sait pas grand chose de Handan, on sait qu’elle n’a pas eu la même histoire que celle jouée par Tülin Özen en 2015. Par ailleurs, Handan n’ayant aucun portrait d’elle, les images d’illustrations sont de la série que je viens de mentionner

Handan serait née vers 1595 et serait d’origine grecque ou bosnienne, comme de nombreuses filles capturées pour être revendues comme esclaves dans les sérails des hommes puissants comme les pashas (ministres) ou encore le harem royal.

Les raids sont légions et comme des milliers de personnes avant et après elle, sans doute encore enfant ou à peine nubile, Handan (dont le véritable prénom nous est inconnu, bien que d’après l’historien turc Necdet Sakaoğlu, elle serait prénommée initialement Helena) est initialement emmenée à Constantinople (l’actuelle Istanbul) pour être mise au service de Cerrah Mehmed Pasha, le gendre du Sultan Selim II (1524-1574). Son épouse, Gevherhan Sultan, est alors la tante du futur sultan : Mehmed III (1566-1603).

Handan est alors éduquée par Gevherhan.

La vie de la jeune fille change en 1583 quand Mehmed la remarque et, fasciné par sa beauté, décide d’en faire sa concubine.

Le 16 janvier 1595, le père de Mehmed, Murad III, décède et son fils lui succède après une course effrénée pour le trône. Ce qu’il faut savoir, c’est que dans l’Empire Ottoman, jusqu’à l’arrivée de Kösem puis de Turhan, il existe une loi instaurée par Mehmed II appelée la loi du fratricide.

Tous les sehzades (princes) ont un droit égal au trône de leur père, qu’ils soient l’aîné, le plus jeune, né de la favorite ou non.

Mais quand le sultan meurt, c’est le premier qui arrive à Constantinople et qui se fait reconnaître comme sultan qui hérite de l’Empire. Cela est vu comme la volonté d’Allah.

Et pour éviter toute éventuelle rébellion de la part des frères et neveux qui ont un droit aussi légitime que le sultan, le nouveau padichah a le droit de faire tuer ses frères et neveux afin de ne laisser que sa propre descendance mâle en lice.

Ce qui fait qu’on peut se retrouver à exécuter des nourrissons à peine sevrés.

Oui, c’est un jeu de chaises musicales en mode trash.

Mehmed monte sur le trône, fait exécuter les possibles rivaux. Plus d’une vingtaine de cercueils quitteront le palais et la vision de cette queue infinie choquera le public.

Handan, elle, devient l’une des personnes les plus importantes du harem en sa qualité de favorite.

De ses relations avec Mehmed naissent au moins 6 enfants :

-Fatma (1584 -?)

-Selim (1585-1597)

-Soliman (1586-1597)

-Ayse (c.1587 – après 1614)

-Ahmed (1590-1617)

-Osman (1597-1601)

L’Histoire retient principalement Ahmed et pour cause… C’est lui qui succédera à son père en 1603 !

Bien évidemment, le sultan n’est pas l’homme d’une seule femme et Mehmed a donc d’autres enfants avec d’autres concubines, notamment deux fils avec Halime : Mahmud (c.1587-1603) et le futur Mustafa I (1591-1639).

Cependant, Mahmud a été exécuté par son propre père en 1603 suite à des rumeurs de complot alors qu’en réalité, le sultan avait peut-être un peu trop peur de ce fils zélé et a cru qu’il briguait sa place. Les raisons demeurent encore floues et il n’est pas impossible qu’Handan, alors alliée à Safiye (la mère de Mehmed), ait comploté pour discréditer l’adolescent aux yeux du padichah afin de faire barrage à Halime et ainsi mettre en position Ahmed pour le trône impérial.

Le 22 décembre 1603, Mehmed meurt et c’est donc Ahmed qui devient le nouveau sultan sous le nom d’Ahmed I.

Cependant, Ahmed détonne et alors qu’on l’intronise, il annonce haut et fort qu’il refuse de faire exécuter son frère Mustafa. Ce geste fort amorce tout doucement la fin de la loi du fratricide, laquelle sera abolie quelques décennies plus tard, créant alors le système des kafes : les sehzades seront tenus loin de la cour, isolés, dans le luxe et le confort certes mais c’est une prison dorée. Cela n’est pas idéal et créera d’autres problèmes à long terme mais le petit pas d’Ahmed a permis d’envisager une autre manière de gérer les prétendants au trône sans devoir passer par la case bourreaux.

On accepte la demande du sultan pour plusieurs raisons : Ahmed est jeune, il est maladif, il n’a pas d’enfant et s’il meurt sans fils et en ayant fait exécuter Mustafa, le trône serait alors vacant.

Spoiler alert : Mustafa ne sera jamais exécuté mais il plongera doucement dans la folie durant son isolement et il aura une belle vie de merde !

Bref, toujours est-il que le 22 décembre 1603, Handan devient la première dame de l’Empire, la femme la plus importante du harem : la validé sultan !

La validé sultan est la mère du sultan régnant et c’est elle qui dépasse toutes les femmes du sérail.

La hiérarchie est assez simple : la mère du sultan est en haut de la pyramide, puis la haseki sultan (la grande favorite du sultan, un titre crée par Soliman pour sa chère Hürrem des décennies plus tôt), les kadin qui sont des favorites, puis les autres.

Et cerise sur le gâteau…

Ahmed n’a que treize ans, ce qui est un peu jeune pour régner tout seul alors Handan marque l’histoire de l’Empire en devenant la première femme à devenir Régente, co-régnant avec son fils !

Handan gère donc le harem de son fils et des affaires d’état. Par exemple, c’est grâce à elle que Yavuz Ali Pasha a été nommé grand vizir, l’équivalent du premier ministre. Ahmed est très proche de sa mère, il la respecte énormément et il l’écoute. C’est donc ainsi Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha intègre aussi le gouvernement. Handan aurait dit à Ahmed de toujours suivre les conseils de Derviş.

Si quelqu’un veut une audience avec le sultan, il doit d’abord passer par sa mère.

Le seul souci de la sultane est la protection de son fils chéri et de ses intérêts.

Dans le même temps, Handan, comme le veut la tradition, s’occupe énormément de charités dans tout l’Empire

Fait étonnant : la jeune femme s’oppose à la mise à mort de Mustafa comme le voudrait la tradition, surtout après que son fils se soit montré précoce en devenant le plus jeune père dans l’histoire des sultans. En effet, quand Mahfiruze, sa concubine, est enceinte, Ahmed n’a que treize ans. Malgré tout, la validé refuse que Mustafa soit tué et essaye de prendre soin de lui. Peut-être est-ce pour Ahmed, lequel aurait été particulièrement traumatisé par le meurtre de Mahmud des années plus tôt.

Toujours est-il que le prince est encore en vie quand vient au monde son neveu.

Le 03 novembre 1604, Handan devient grand-mère :

Ahmed et Mahfiruze viennent d’avoir le futur Osman II (1604-1622).

Le bonheur d’Handan sera de courte durée : certes, elle a la chance de voir naître d’autres petits enfants mais la fin se rapproche.

En effet, malade depuis quelques temps, épuisée par la gouvernance de l’état car la période est très agitée, devant gérer rébellion sur rébellion, la santé de la jeune femme décline et elle décède le 09 novembre 1605, alors qu’elle a environ 37 ans, de ce qu’il semble être une maladie de l’estomac ou des intestins.

La mort d’Handan bouleverse Ahmed.

Des prières et des aumônes sont faites pour l’âme de celle qui fut la toute première régente de l’Empire alors qu’on l’enterre aux côtés de Mehmed III à la Mosquée Sainte Sophie.

Après le décès d’Handan, c’est Kösem, le grand amour d’Ahmed, qui dirige le harem. Sa personnalité éclipsera dans les mémoires et dans l’Histoire le souvenir de celle qui mérite pourtant qu’on se souvienne au moins de son prénom :

Une femme qui a protégé son fils comme elle l’a pu et a été la première femme à co-régner aux côtés du sultan lui-même.

~ Marina Ka-Fai

Si toi aussi tu veux en lire plus sur Handan, tu peux aller regarder ces sources :

The Imperial Harem. Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empirepar Leslie P. Pierce

Baki Tezcan, « The Debut of Kösem Sultan's Political Career »

A Queen Mother at Work: On Handan Sultan and Her Regency During the Early Reign of Ahmed I". Faal Bir Valide Sultan: Handan Sultan ve I. Ahmed’in Hükümdarlığının Başlarındaki Naibeliği Üzerine. Günhan Börekçi. 2020. 1 Mayıs 2021 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 1 Mayıs 2021.

[ibrahimnerde]

Sehzade Mustafa promised to not kill his brothers but Hurrem didn’t believe it why? He never hurted them. It is not impossible after all Sultan Ahmed didn’t kill his brother but unfortunately Osman did so nothing is 100% sure.

The thing is,it is either kill or get killed.

One prospective which is Mustafa loves his brothers dearly and will never hurt them and even had a plan to assign them for the future. That’s a promise that Mustafa made and that’s great.

On the other hand, Hurrem can’t depend on promises. Promises could be broken and have been broken so expecting her to live dependently on the sheer possibility that Mustafa might stick to his promises is unrealistic. Cause to her what if he broke the promise? At the end Mahidevran once threatened her and her children’s life how is she supposed to trust Mustafa’s brotherly promises?

I am not saying Mustafa wouldn’t stick to his promise…no one could ever determine what would’ve happened if Mustafa ascended the throne. I am saying that Hurrem was being realistic. Mehmet also loved Mustafa and even put himself in danger for Mustafa so why did Mahi kill him? Because she can’t depend on some innocent lovey dovey promises that are completely unrealistic considering the situation they are in.

In MCK Osman killing mehmet speaks volume about these brotherly promises. They aren’t all fake but one can’t depend on it. First let’s talk about sultan Ahmet and Mustafa. Ahmet initially didn’t kill Mustafa because that hunted his conscience, Mahmut hunted his conscience. But he still tried to kill him twice one of them he was still youngster sultan driven by his emotions and personally stopped the execution. The 2nd time Ahmet didn’t stop the execution himself it was Mustafa who chased a bird and the executioners couldn’t find him. Which means that the 2nd time Ahmet was gonna leave Mustafa die if Mustafa didn’t chase that bird. Then “merciful” sultan Ahmet understands that god is sending him a message to not kill him Mustafa instead he cuts all Mustafa’s human connections. In conclusion sultan Ahmet isn’t merciful because not killing doesn’t make one merciful specially when he attempted to do it twice.

Osman promised to protect the life of his brothers and when he got on the throne what he does? Exile kosem who saved him then kill mehmet because he thought mehmet would defy when my guy did absolutely nothing.

Then we have murat….

Anyway to conclude this just because one promised something doesn’t mean he’ll fulfill his promise. My expectations if Mustafa ascended the throne he’ll definitely send off Hurrem, might kill Selim first. I am not sure whether he’ll kill Cihangir or Bayezid but they definitely won’t be treated like normal princes would be.

[reallifesultanas]

Family of Ahmed I.

Some new information about Fatma: "There is no clear information in the sources about the date of Fatma Sultan's death, it is generally stated that she died after her marriage to Kozbekçi Yusuf Pasha. The cause of her death is unknown. The date on which the jewels to be sold in her estate were recorded is shown as March 1671" (...) "Considering that the inheritance was recorded after the funeral and burial procedures, it is seen that the collection of the estate took time."So she possibly died in very late 1670 or early 1671 we can be fine with that. Based on this new study she left money, inheritance to: - Haseki Sultan, who back then was Emetullah Rabia Gülnüş - Fatma Hanimsultan, who was her step-daughter and so the daughter of Esmehan Kaya Sultan --> this is interesting as Fatma Sultan and Melek Ahmed (father of Fatma Hanimsultan) were not in the best relationship... But at the same times Fatma the older cared for Fatma the younger. At this point i must mention something. We usually consider the marriage of Esmehan Kaya and Melek Ahmed a close and lovely one because of Evliya. Evliya praised the two of them, but at the same time Evliya and Melek Ahmed were relatives, sooooo maybe this whole Melek Ahmed and Esmehan thing was not so lovely? Maybe Fatma disliked Melek Ahmed with a reason? Or maybe she just blamed him for the death of Esmehan Kaya? The article mentions only two sons of Fatma: Hüseyin and Ömer. It says that Hüseyin was born from her marriage to Kaptan-ı Derya Canpoladzade Mustafa Pasha; Ömer was born from her marriage to Koca Yusuf Pasha. But we know another son of Fatma, Süleyman Bey also from Canpolzade Pasha; and one son from her very first marriage, Hasan, who died as a baby.Also it is clear that Fatma Sultan married her third husband Koca Yusuf Pasha not in 1656 but ~1637/8.  

[ottomanladies]

the known grandchildren of Handan Valide Sultan -- requested by anon

[magnificent-sultana]

Men of Muhtesem Yuzyil: Kosem

[madamelamarquys]

“The hand of death that reaches out has touched me.”

[magnificentlyreused]

This brown and golden coat was first worn by Huricihan Sultan in the sixth episode of the third season of Magnificent Century. It was also used on a guest in the thirty-sixth episode of the same season. The coat was worn again by Şehzade Bayezid's son Abdullah in the thirtieth episode of the fourth season.

The coat appears twice in the spin-off Magnificent Century: Kösem. It is first worn by Şehzade Mustafa (later Sultan Mustafa I) in the sixth episode of the first season. The fur collar was swapped for gold trimming before it was worn one last time by Sultan Ibrahim's son Osman in the twenty-sixth episode of the second season.

[sevgilisultana]

Sultanate of Women (4/7)

Safiye Sultan (c. 1550 – 1621)

Safiye Sultan parents are not known

Haseki Sultan (Legal Wife) of Sultan Murad Ill, Valide Sultan of Sultan Mehmed Ill, and Buyuk Valide Sultan of Sultan Ahmed I

Mother of Sultan Mehmed Ill, Sehzade Mahmud, Humasah Sultan, Ayse Sultan, Fatma Sultan, Mihrimah Sultan, Sehzade Yahya (possibly).

Grandmother of Sehzade Selim, Sehzade Suleyman, Sehzade Mahmud, Sultan Ahmed I, Sultan Mustafa, Sehzade Cihangir, Sehzade Osman, Sah Sultan, Hatice Sultan, Sultanzade Mahmud, Sultanzade Hasan Bey, Marice, and Elena.

Mother-in-law of Handan Sultan, Halime Sultan, Nigar Mustafazade Mehmed Pasha, Serdar Ferhat Pasha (?), Damat Ibrahim Pasha,Yemisci Hasan Pasha, Güzelce Mahmud Pasha, Damad Halil Pasha, Damad Cafer Pasha, Damad Hizir Pasha, Mirahur Ahmed Pasha, Gerkes Mehmed Ali Pasha, and Anna Caterina of Drisht (?)

Fun Fact For Newbies: Safiye Sultan was the first women of the Sultanate of Women to be Haseki Sultan, Valide Sultan, and Buyuk Valide Sultan. Safiye Sutan also lived through 6 Sultan reigns: Sultan Suleiman, Sultan Selim II, Sultan Mehmed III, Sultan Ahmed I, Sultan Mustafa I, and Sultan Osman II.

[tiny-librarian]

The scene where Kosem goes back in to confront Halime,who told her she'd killed all her sons, and then all 6 of the very much alive Sehzades come in after her?

Stunning.

Absolutely amazing.

Complete awesome on Kosem's part. I loved it so much.

And the way Mehmet and Osman immediately grab their little brothers and pull them in protecting them when they drag poor Mustafa out? God that hurts my heart.

[thefreakyfun]

requested: History of Mahfiruz Hatice Sultan     

[reallifesultanas]

Family of Mustafa I and Osman II. So I was like “I dont make trees for these sultans because it would be too short”, however in the end I decided to make it, because I included all sultans so far, so I must include them as well!

[ottomanladies]

How did concubines negotiate contact with non-eunuch men in & around the harem? I assume princes could interact with their moms, sisters, and other female blood relatives. Yet Mehmed III impregnating a servant while still a prince & Kosem caring for Osman suggests they weren’t 100% isolated from non-sultan men. How was this divide between princes, their “stepmoms” & other non-blood related women in the harem managed?

Royal children and royal consorts belong to the same family even if there is not a blood relation between them. This is something we'll see later, maybe influenced by European practices, but we have princes call their fathers' consorts "first mother" "second mother" "third mother" according to the women's ranks. So, these people — consorts and children — certainly had a relationship, especially after the practice of the prince governorate lapses and princes live in the harem before being secluded in the kafes.

Before the reign of Süleyman I, princes as young as 10/11 were sent to provinces away from Istanbul to learn how to rule. It's with him that for the first time actual adult princes live in the harem: Mustafa left Istanbul for Manisa at the age of 18, Mehmed was even older— 21 years old. In any case, princes weren't barred from talking to their fathers' consorts. There's actually a letter of Hürrem's in which she asks her husband to send her hello to Mustafa:

“If you send greetings to Sultan Mustafa, send him my note too.” Apparently she had included a separate letter to Suleyman’s eldest son in the scroll cylinder that carried her own to the sultan. The future would cloud Roxelana’s relations with Mustafa and his mother Mahidevran, but in 1526 there appeared to be harmony, or at least an effort on Roxelana’s part to keep up communication. — Peirce, Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire

Specifically to the examples you've mentioned:

the slave Mehmed III impregnated was part of Nurbanu's retinue, which means that he probably met her whenever he visited his grandmother (which royal grandchildren routinely did— daily in the XIX century, supposedly it was the same in the XVI century)

Osman was Kösem's step-son. Seeing as Mehmed was only a couple of months younger and they had therefore the same tutor, they could not not have a relationship of some sort. I also imagine that the children used to play together when they were little and the only sons of Ahmed I. The Venetian ambassador's remark that she was not to converse with him or his younger brother anymore does not mean that they wouldn't see each other anymore but that they weren't supposed to spend a lot of time together. Or alone. As Osman was motherless, he was "defenceless" because he didn't have anyone to look after his own interests; if Mahfiruze had been alive at the time, Kösem wouldn't have certainly taken him out for carriage rides with her children. They would have still seen each other on a daily basis, maybe for lessons or because Kösem would visit Mahfiruze (for tea, for example) but it wouldn’t have been that dangerous (from Ahmed I’s point of view, at least) because Kösem wouldn’t have tried to lobby the young prince

Hell, I'll even include Ahmed and Kösem who, according to Valier, met each other when the prince used to visit his own mother.

These things could happen, though it wasn't certainly a habit and it was forbidden to entertain an intimate relationship with a woman belonging to the sultan's harem, it doesn't matter her rank.

In the case of step-mothers and step-children though it was perfectly normal for them to have some sort of relationship. I mean, motherless children were entrusted to other consorts by the sultans themselves. In the XIX century, princes would routinely visit their fathers’ consorts on religious festivities and consorts with no children would even have favourites among the royal children: Mahmud II’s consort Tiryâl Hanımefendi was very close to the then-prince Abdülaziz, so much so that when he became sultan, she was considered a sort of second valide sultan. It’s true we’re much later in Ottoman history but in this case, Abdülaziz had a living mother. 

I think the family dynamics of the Ottoman dynasty are very interesting.