Born in secret, Princess Hatice is the daughter of the deposed Sultan Murad. She lives confined to the harem for her first 28 years. In 1904 her affair with her cousin’s husband causes a scandal that reaches around the world.
Melike Günal Kurtulmuş is a graduate of Veronica Arman Ballet School, İstanbul Bilgi University and Suna Uğur Ballet School. She has performed with Istanbul’s Cağdaş Ballet Company since 2005, and recently danced the lead in the Contemporary Ballet Ensemble’s production of Medea. THE SULTAN’S WOMEN is her first film.
