Order of Charity Şefkat Nişanı |
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Order of Charity of the Ottoman Empire
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Awarded by Ottoman Sultan |
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Country | Ottoman Empire |
Type | Order of Merit |
Awarded for | Charitable work |
Status | No longer awarded |
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Established | 1878 |
The Order of Charity (Turkish: Şefkat Nişanı) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded in 1878 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. It was awarded to selected women for distinguished humanitarian or charitable works.