What if Sabiha Sultan had said yes to Atatürk’s marriage proposal? How would history be written for Turkey and the world? What would the lives of the sultans be like? Who knows?
Some of the Turkish sultans and princesses played important roles in the development of women’s status in the countries they went to, they became role models for women with their contemporary behaviors, education and culture. They left schools, hospitals and social aid organizations behind them.
Isn’t it interesting that the last caliph was a painter? He was the founder of the first painters association of the Ottoman Empire. Isn’t it more intersting that the leader of whole islamic world played the çello? What if Caliph Abdulmecid had listened to the warnings of the Ankara Government and was not interested in politics, had not been in conflict with them and the caliphate had continued?
What if Sabiha Sultan had said yes to Atatürk’s marriage proposal? How would history be written for Turkey and the world? What would the lives of the sultans be like? Who knows?……
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