Cute Moments of Hurrem Sultan with Her Children

Meaning of some words: Esir - from Ottoman Turkish means “slave”. Kafa(modern Feodosia)-a port city in Crimea, where from 15th to 18th centuries the biggest slave market on the peninsula was located. It was one of the biggest centres of slave trade at the time. “Death Road”(a.k.a “The Road of Esir”)-an old trade road, which was used by tatars to transport Ukrainian slaves to Kafa, where slave owners (usually Armenian and Greek) were re-selling them further. #hurremsultan #hurrem #mahidevransulta