Memoirs Of An Ottoman Prince

H.İ.H. Prince Ali Vâsıb (Known İn Turkish As ‘Ali Vâsıb Efendi’ – Or, Using His Turkishsurname, As ‘Ali Vâsıb Osmanoğlu’) Wasborn İn The Çırağan Palace, On Theshores Of Thebosphorus İn İstanbul, İn 1903. His Memoirsdealwiththe Life Andtimes Of Theottomanimperialfamilyduringthelastyears Of Theottomansultanate, As Well As With His Life During His Enforcedexile İn Hungary, France Andegypt. While İn İstanbul He Witnessedthe First World War, Theabolition Of Thesultanate İn 1923 Andthenthat Of Thecaliphate İn 1924, At Which Time He Wasexiledalongwiththe Rest Of Theimperialfamily. He Wasfinallyallowedtoreturnto His Homeland İn 1974, Afterhalf A Century İn Exile. Ali Vâsıb Efendi İs Theonlyottomanimperialprincetohavewritten His Memoirs, Andtheygive A Uniqueinsightintothepeopleandpolitics Of His Day.• H.İ.H. Prince Ali Vâsıb, Thegreat-Grandson Of Sultan Murad V, Was At Varioustimes İn The Presence Of Thelastfourottomansultans As Well As Thelastcaliph.• He Personallyknewtheleadingfigures Of The Time – Such As Enver Pasha.• He Was A Witnesstokeyevents İn Ottomanhistoryduringthelastdays Of Theempire.• He Livedthroughtheoccupation Of İstanbul Bytheallies – Theottomancourt’S Mostdifficultperiod – Andthentheexile Of The Ottomandynasty İn 1924.• From 1925 To 1935 He Lived On Thecôted’Azur, Wheremany Members Of Deposedeuropeanroyalfamilies Had Congregated.• Later On, Whilstliving İn Egypt, He Experienced A Secondtrauma Withtheoverthrow Of Theegyptianmonarchy.