Kaya Sultan

Kaya Sultan
Bornc. 1630/1633
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died28 February 1658 (age 24–28)
Istanbul
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1644)
IssueFatma Afife Hanımsultan
Sultanzade Abdullah Bey
Fülane Hanımsultan
Names
Turkish: Ismihan Kaya Sultan
Ottoman Turkish: اسمیخان کایا سلطان
DynastyOttoman
FatherMurad IV
ReligionSunni Islam

Ismihan Kaya Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: کایا سلطان; c. 1630/1633 – 28 February 1658) was an Ottoman princess. She was the daughter of Ottoman sultan Murad IV. The famed Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi noted a specific encounter with Kaya Sultan in his Book of Travels. An entire chapter of the book is dedicated to Kaya Sultan, from her pregnancy to her death. She was the most famous child of Murad IV and the favorite granddaughter of Kösem Sultan.