Mehmed VI's reign began with Turkey suffering defeat by the Allied Powers with the conclusion of World War I. The subsequent Armistice of Mudros legitimized further Allied incursions into Turkish territory, resulting in an informal occupation of Istanbul and other parts of the empire.

Mehmed VI was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, whose forced abdication and exile in 1922 prepared the way for the emergence of the Turkish Republic under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk within a year.

Mehmed VI (14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926) [1][2] was the 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. His reign lasted from 1918 to 1922. He succeeded his brother, Mehmed V, as the eldest male member of the House of Osman after the 1916 suicide of the heir to the throne, Yusuf Izzettin Efendi. [3]

Mehmed V Reşâd (Ottoman Turkish: محمد خامس, romanized: Meḥmed-i ḫâmis; Turkish: V. Mehmed or Mehmed Reşad; 2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) was the penultimate sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 to 1918. Mehmed V reigned as a constitutional monarch.

Through no fault of his own, Mehmed VI found himself enthroned as Sultan as his empire faced defeat in World War I and the almost certain dismemberment of the empire over which he ruled. Facing this stark reality, his main concern was to salvage …

Nov 21, 2022 · Mehmed VI, the 36 th and last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigned from July, 1918 to November, 1922. His forced renunciation of the monarchy and subsequent exile paved way for the establishment of the Turkish Republic, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Mehmed VI, also known as Şahbaba, was the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 1918 to 1922. His forced abdication and exile led to the emergence of the Republic of Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923.

Jan 20, 2023 · The last sultan’s predecessor, Mehmed V, experienced an era no less traumatic than Vahideddin’s. By the end of his reign (1909-1918), Istanbul stood on the brink of chaos, with basic foodstuffs in short supply, fuel stocks rationed and frequent electricity cuts.

The last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI, was deposed on this day, when monarchy was abolished in Turkey. This was the end of the 600-year-old Ottoman Empire. Mehmed was the 36th Ottoman sultan, a line started by Osman, who lived in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Feb 27, 2025 · The brother of Mehmed V, he succeeded to the throne as the eldest male member of the House of Osman after the 1916 suicide of Abdülaziz's son Yusuf Izzettin Efendi, the heir to the throne. He was girded with the Sword of Osman on 4 June 1918, as the thirty-sixth padishah.