Valide Melike Safiye Sultan Hazretleri (Hülya Avşar) — Magnificent Century Kösem Ep.1
Although there is no definitive information about its origin, there are various rumors. In Venetian sources of that period, it is stated that he was born in the village of Rezi in Dukakin and that he was of Albanian origin. III. Priest Stephan Gerlach, a member of the German embassy in Istanbul during the first years of Murad's reign, says that Safiye Sultan was of Bosnian origin and writes that she was given as a gift to Sultan Murad by Ferhad Pasha during his years as a prince. The information that her father was the governor of Corfu, her real name was Cecilia Baffo, and that she was kidnapped by Ottoman pirates in the Adriatic Sea while traveling between Venice and Corfu and presented to Prince Murad, is not true and stemmed from being confused with Nurbanu Sultan. There is no information about his life before the palace. It is said that it was presented to Prince Murad by Ferhad Pasha. It is said in Venetian sources that he was presented to Prince Murad at the age of thirteen.
Period of Rule: 16 January 1595 - 22 December 1603
Preceding: Nurbanu Sultan
Coming After: Handan Sultan
Death: 10 November 1605 or January 1619 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Birth: 1550(?) Dukagjin, Albania
Burial: III. Murad Tomb, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul
Child(ren): III. Mehmed, Hümaşah Sultan, Ayse Sultan, Fatma Sultan
Religious: She grew up in a Christian family and probably converted to Islam while she was a concubine in the palace.
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