Fahkriye Hatun

**Fahkriye Hatun** (Modern Yoman: فهکریه خاتون "*noble thinker*"; 1251 – end of 1288) was a yoman princess, first daughter of Işa I with Anna Hatun.

## Name

The name "*Fahkriye*" was invented specifically for her, in fact it did not exist before then. The meaning is approximately "*noble thinker*" in fact the name derives from the Aizirian triletter root “*FKR > fā kāf rā*”, which means “intellectual, one who thinks, thoughtful, acute” and from the root “*F-KH-R*”, which means “noble, honorable, proud (for a noble cause)”.

## Ealy life

He was born in Bakvaär Palace when his father Işa I was still a prince. Her birth raised her mother's position from a mere concubine to the mother of a princess. It is said that Orhan I, her grandfather had chosen his name.

When Orhan died her father ascended the throne, she together with her brothers and sisters joined him after 1 month.

## Marriage

She was first betrothed to Kara Bey in 1254, who was very rich and had an important position in the province of Koçi. Kara died a year and 6 months after due to a cardiac arrest.

She was then promised to Tupal Pasha in 1268 or 1269 and then they were officially married. Tupal Pasha was previously nominated Agha of the Janissaries and after his marriage Işa appointed him Bey of Eskisanjak. Fahkriye then had to move to Eskisanjak with her husband. The marriage had four children in total.

## Alliance with Gülmah Hatun

Murad I at the beginning of his reign decided to move to the summer residence in Yşrin. However he not only left the government and administration but also his harem at the Türfeş Palace, leaving power to his mother Gülmah Hatun. Gülmah in fact took the opportunity to increase his power not only in the harem but also in political affairs.

Gülmah understood that if she want to have power she had to get the Janissaries on her side who were already starting to complain about Murad's policies, she in fact allied herself with the husbands of the other daughters of Işa including Tupal Pasha who having been Agha of the Janissaries still had good relations with them, she then allied herself with Mahmud Agha, who was the current Agha of the Janissaries and was husband of Hundi Melek Hatun.

Gülmah was aware of the discontent of the people and the Janissaries due to the fact that wars were being organized and tried to calm the situation by convincing the Grand Vizier Bayezid Davud Pasha to organize a war. Murad who was unfavorable to organizing a war once he learned that Bayezid Pasha was about to organize a war deposed himz after that in 1283 he returned to the Türfeş Palace.

Murad noted the influence of his mother and tried to limit it first by exiling her to Eskisanjak in a residence of her property, this proximity between Gülmah and Tupal increased his influence, especially given the fact that Tupal was appointed vizieWhef the Divan.

When Murad realized he wrote to his mother to stop. Gülmah however did not stop and Murad ordered her execution, Fahkriye was the first who tried to avoid the execution, after trying to convince Murad she then warned Gülmah and helped her escape, however Murad brought forward the execution date and executed his mother in 1285.

## Death

Tupal was deposed from the position of Bey of Eskisanjak and after that the two fell out of favor after Murad cut off all their funding. All traces of them are then lost. Fahriye died at the end of 1288 and was buried in the Mausoleum of Işa I.

## Issue

By his second marriage she had three sons and one daughter. When Mahmud Bey ascended the throne he gave them titles and prominent positions:

* Melek who died after a year;
* Melek Pasha: named in honor of his dead brother;
* Osman Pasha: twin brother of Hatice;
* Hatice Hatun: twin sister of Osman.