Palace in the Mist: The inside story of the 1908 Young Turk revolution Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 06/24/2026 - 14:41 Ayse Osmanoglu, a descendant of two Ottoman sultans, wrote her new book based on the recollections of her family members The Ciragan Palace in Istanbul pictured in 2013 (Wikimedia Commons) Off There is a rare thrill that comes from being afforded a behind-the-scenes insight into the inner world of one of history’s great dynasties. That is precisely what Ayse Osmanoglu, a writer and member of the House of Osman, the Ottoman dynasty, has given us in her new book Palace in the Mist , published on 3 July by Hanedan Press. Osmanoglu, who lives in England, is a princess by lineage - a descendant of two Ottoman sultans, Murad V and Mehmed Resad, and the granddaughter of an imperial prince exiled from Istanbul in 1924 when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, did away with the caliphate.