Ayşe Osmanoğlu is a descendant of Sultan Murad V and Sultan Mehmed V Resad. She studied History and Politics at the University of Exeter and holds an M.A. in Turkish Studies from SOAS, University of London. She is the author of “The Gilded Cage on the Bosphorus” and “A Farewell to Imperial Istanbul.” In her column, “The Sultan’s Salon,” she explores Ottoman history through palaces, objects, and personal stories of the House of Osman.