Turchan-valide

Achmet Refik Altynay (1880—1937) — turets′kyy istoryk (naukovets′ i pedahoh), viys′kovyy i pys′mennyk. Doslidzhuyuchy istoriyu Osmans′koyi imperiyi, vin, zokrema, vyznachyv ta opysav take yavysche, yak ZHinochyy sultanat, okreslyuyuchy tsym ponyattyam dobu aktyvnoyi uchasti zhinok (vid CHyurrem-sultany, vidomoyi na Zachodi yak Roksolana, do Turchan-sultany) u politychnomu zhytti ta upravlinni derzhavoyu. Ukrayinka za pochodzhennyam, CHatidzhe Turchan u 12-richnomu vitsi potrapyla v polon i nezabarom stala nalozhnytseyu v haremi sultana Ibrahima I. Zdobuvshy status spochatku materi spadkoyemtsya prestolu, a potim valide-rehentky ta zdolavshy skladnyy shlyach palatsovych intryh u borot′bi za vladu, Turchan tryvalyy chas bezposeredn′o keruvala Osmans′koyu imperiyeyu. Poyednannya charivnoyi vrody, hostroho rozumu ta bezkompromisnoyi vdachi dopomohlo yiy zazhyty slavy odniyeyi z nayvplyvovishych zhinok v istoriyi. Pro podiyi tych chasiv i neperesichnu postat′ Turchan-valide ydet′sya v odnoymennomu romani, z perekladom yakoho ukrayins′koyu movoyu nashi chytachi mayut′ zmohu oznayomytysya vpershe.