Naz Osmanoglu

Background

Osmanoglu"s father is an Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire and a member of the non-reigning Imperial House of Osman. His mother is of English extraction.

Career

Osmanoglu is 17th in line to become the Head of the Imperial House of Osman. Osmanoglu uses his everyday nickname "Naz" and his last name (without the modern Turkish diacritic ğ) as his personal, professional, and stage name, being known simply as Naz Osmanoglu.

Achievements

• Osmanoglu was the winner of the 2009 "Amused Moose Laugh Office", runner-up in "So You Think You"re Funny" in 2009, and member of sketch trio "WitTank", which featured on the British Broadcasting Corporation Three stand up and sketch series Live at the Electric.

Membership

Osmanoglu"s father is an Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire and a member of the non-reigning Imperial House of Osman. His Imperial Highness The Prince (Şehzade) Nazım Ziyaeddin Nazım Osmanoğlu, Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire, Member of the House of Osman

The Ottoman Empire was succeeded by the Republic of Turkey in 1923 after the monarchy was abolished the previous year. The members of the royal Ottoman (Turkish: Osmanlı) family were initially exiled to Europe.