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The tomb of Mehmed V (V. Mehmed Türbesi) faces the road along the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located in Eyüp south of the Cülus Yolu.
History
The tomb of Mehmed V was built in 1914 by architect Mimar Kemaleddin (1870-1927) and was commissioned by the Sultan himself. It has an octagonal plan with a single dome and is covered in marble. There are 14 windows, with two windows on each side along the top and one along the bottom. This beautiful structure used to be right on the wharf next to the Golden Horn, but a road was built in front in 1986.
Mehmed V
Mehmed V Reşad (b. 1844, Constantinople – d. 1918, Constantinople) was the 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1909-1918). He had no political power because of the Young Turk Revolution in 1908. The Ottoman Empire lost all of its territory in North Africa and Europe during his reign. He preferred to stay out of World War I, but declared war on the Allies on November 14, 1914. Mehmed V was the last sultan to die with the Ottoman Empire intact.
Other Burials
Buried alongside the Sultan are his son, Mahmud Necmeddin (1878-1913), and first wife, Kamures Kadın (1855-1921). A cemetery behind the tomb contains the graves of several descendants.
