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  1. Mehmed VI
    Mehmed VIOttoman sultan
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  2. Mehmed's most significant act as Sultan was dispatching Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Atatürk) to reassert government control in Anatolia, which actually resulted in the further consolidation of anti-appeasement actors against the court, and consequently, the end of the monarchy. See more

    Overview

    Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Ottoman Turkish: محمد سادس Meḥmed-i sâdis or وحيد الدين Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn; Turkish: VI. Mehmed or … See more

    Early life and education

    Mehmed Vahdeddin was born at the Dolmabahçe Palace, in Constantinople, on 14 January 1861. His father was Abdulmejid I, who died when he was only five months old, and Vahdeddin's mother Gülistu Kadın died when … See more

    Reign

    Mehmed Vahdeddin succeeded to the throne after the death of his half-brother, and took the name of Mehmed VI, on 3 July 1918. He held his Cülûs (enthronement ceremony) the day after. Instead of commissio… See more

    Exile and death

    As the nationalist movement strengthened its military positions in late August 1922, Mehmed VI, his five wives, and attendant eunuchs could no longer leave the safety of the palace. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey … See more

    Personality

    Mehmed had an optimistic and patient personality according to the testimony of his relatives and employees. He was evidently a kind family man in his palace; outside, and especially at official ceremonies… See more

    Gallery

    • Departure of Mehmed VI from Dolmabahçe Palace after the abolition of monarchy, 1922
    • Photograph of Mehmed VI by Sébah & Joaillier, c. 1920
    • A portrait of Mehmed VI, from before 1923 … See more

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