Jun 26, 1906Istanbul, TurkeyDied on 03 Aug 1935 (aged 29)Cancer
About Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim
Sehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim (27 June 1906 – 3 August 1935) was an Ottoman prince, grandson of the 34th Ottoman sultan, Abdul Hamid II by his third son Sehzade Mehmed Selim.
In 1933, Abdul Kerim was invited to Japan by their government, presumably with an eye towards leveraging his status as the Ottoman pretender to aid the Japanese Empire in outreach to Central Asian Muslims in conflict with the Soviet Union.He was educated at the Galatasaray College, Istanbul.