Reftarıdil Kadın

Reftarıdil Kadın
consort of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure	30 May 1876 – 31 August 1876
Born	5 June 1838 North Caucasus
Died	3 March 1936 Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Spouse	Murad V
Issue	Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin
House	House of Osman (by marriage)
Father	Hatkoyuko Hatko

Reftarıdil Kadın (5 June 1838 – 3 March 1936) was the principal consort of the Ottoman Empire as the second wife of Sultan Murad V.

Reftarıdil Kadın was born in 1838 to an Abadzekh notable, Hatkoyuko Hatko. Her family used to live at the coast of Black Sea. She had two sisters Terandil Hanım and Ceylanmelek Hanım who were also given to the palace along with her and were later married to other high officials. She was a lovely lady with a pink skin, large blue eyes, straight nose, and a round face. She was also honest and goodhearted.

However, in the later years Reftarıdil was noticed by Şehzade Murad (future Sultan Murad V) and he married her as his second wife on 4 February 1859 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. She gave birth two sons, Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi in 1861 and Şehzade Suleiman Efendi in 1866 who died in infancy. She became İkinci Kadın (The Second Imperial Lady Consort) on 30 May 1876 when her husband ascended the throne as Sultan Murad V. After the abdication of her husband in the Çırağan Palace and his death in 1904, she along with other members of Murad's family were still imprisoned in the palace. In 1910 her son, Şehzade Selaheddin Efendi bought a mansion at Ortaköy.

In 1934 "Reftarıdil" took the surname "Hatgil". She had her niece, Cemile Dilberistan Hanımefendi, married to her son, Şehzade Selaheddin Efendi. She died in Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul on 3 March 1936.

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