Şehzade Süleyman (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده سليمان; 1611/12 or 1615 – 27 July 1635) was an Ottoman prince and the son of Sultan Ahmed I.
Life Şehzade Süleyman was born in 1611/1612 or 1615 in Topkapı Palace to Sultan Ahmed I and either Kösem SultanSingh, Nagendra Kr (2000). International encyclopaedia of Islamic dynasties (reproduction of the article by M. Cavid Baysun "Kösem Walide or Kösem Sultan" in The Encyclopaedia of Islam vol V). Anmol Publications PVT. pp. 423–424. ISBN 81-261-0403-1. Through her beauty and intelligence, Kösem Walide was especially attractive to Ahmed I, and drew ahead of more senior wives in the palace. She bore the sultan four sons – Murad, Süleyman, Ibrahim and Kasim – and three daughters – 'Ayşe, Fatma and Djawharkhan. These daughters she subsequently used to consolidate her political influence by strategic marriages to different viziers. or Mahfiruz Hatun.
After Murad IV’s accession in 1623, Süleyman was confined to the Kafes.Klaus Kreiser: Der osmanische Staat 1300–1922. München 2001, S. 1.John Freely: Inside the Seraglio: Private Lives of Sultans in Istanbul (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) Paperback – December 30, 2016.
Death In 1635, Süleyman, and his brother Bayezid were executed during the celebrations over the victory at Erivan. The orders were given by Murad IV; the cause of Süleyman's execution is unknown. He was executed alongside with his brother Şehzade Bayezid It was most likely that he was believed to have sided with Murad's opponents and rivals that wanted to overthrow him.
He was buried in the mausoleum of his father Ahmed I in the Blue Mosque near Topkapi Palace.
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