Background
Fehime Sultan was born as the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Murad V (1840–1904) and his fourth wife the Circassian, Meyliservet Kadın Efendi.
Fehime Sultan was born as the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Murad V (1840–1904) and his fourth wife the Circassian, Meyliservet Kadın Efendi.
Receiving her education in the palace, like her father, Fehime was interested in the arts Amongst circles her nickname was Kelebek Sultan (Butterfly Princess), because of her outlandish art and expensive clothing styles. She works as a Spy for Mustafa Kemal Pasha.
She was later married to Damat Mahmut Behçet Pasha in the Ortaköy Palace on 5 June 1910.
Exile
After the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate by the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey in 1924 (the monarchy had already been abolished two years earlier), Fehime went into exile in Nice, France. A dress attributed to her is preserved in the Topkapı Palace.