Born into a Turkish family,[1] Çiçek Hatun was the sister of Ali Bey.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] She married Mehmed at Constantinople and gave birth to her only son Cem on 22 December 1459.[1] According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors as a part of their training. After the death of Cem's older brother in 1474, Şehzade Mustafa, he was assigned as the governor of Konya and Çiçek accompanied him.[9]