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Akhmet Refik Altınay (1880-1937) was a Turkish historian (scholar and educator), military officer, and writer. While studying the history of the Ottoman Empire, he defined and described the phenomenon of the Women's Sultanate, defining this concept as the era of active participation of women (from Hurrem Sultan, known in the West as Roksolana, to Turkhan Sultan) in political life and government.

Ukrainian by birth, Hatice Turhan was captured at the age of 12 and soon became a concubine in the harem of Sultan Ibrahim I. Having first become the mother of the heir to the throne, and then the Valide Regent, and having overcome a difficult path of palace intrigue in the struggle for power, Turhan ruled the Ottoman Empire for a long time. The combination of her enchanting beauty, sharp mind and uncompromising character helped her to become one of the most influential women in history. The events of those times and the extraordinary figure of Turhan Valide are described in the novel of the same name, which is translated into Ukrainian for the first time.