Hüma Hatun, Valide Sultan (1432) wife of Murad II and mother of Mehmed II, the Ottoman Sultan, also known as Fatih Sultan Mehmed (Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror), was born in Devrekani county of Kastamonu province in modern day Turkey. Every year, people in Devrekani commemorate her birth as part of Celebrations for the Conquest of Istanbul. She was the daughter of Abd'Allah of Hum, Huma meaning a girl/woman from Hum.
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