On the picture: The grave (and gravestone) of Hançerli Fatma Sultan is located in a cemetery near the Eyüp Sultan Mosque and dates from 1553. She was a daughter of Şehzade Mahmut (a son of Beyazıt II), and married to Mehmet Bey, a son of Sadrazam (Grand Vizier) Çandarlı İbrahim Paşa. During her lifetime, she founded several public and pious institutions in Istanbul and Bursa.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: Website of ‘Tarihi Eserler’ at ‘www.e-tarih.org’ .