Cemile Sa'diye Hanım

Profile summary

Birth / DeathUnknown / 1902
TitleWife of Hayri Bey / Grandchild of Sadi Sheikh Cemil Efendi
Cemetery Number2
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Highlights

  • Cemile Sa'diye Hanım, whose exact year of birth is unknown, was the granddaughter of Cemil Efendi, one of the sheikhs of the Sadiyye order. Sheikh Cemil, also known as Veznedar Cemil Efendi, was the son of Rasim Bey, who was brought to Istanbul as a captive during the Chios Revolt and later became Muslim.

  • Her inscription indicates that Cemile Sa'diye Hanım died at a young age. The family line of Cemile Sa'diye Hanım and her husband Hayri Bey continued through their son Celalettin, and in the Republican period the family took the surname “Altıntaş.”

Epitaph

He is the Eternal. Wife of Hayri Bey and descended from the pure line of Sheikh Cemil; blessed was she, for she joined the people of Paradise at a young age. Although she was from Celaleddin Bey’s son... Recite a Fatiha for her death... Cemile Sa‘diye Hanım... 24 February 1902.

A Fatiha for his/her soul