On 6 December 1593 she was married, at Murad's behest to Halil Pasha, Admiral of the Fleet.[2] Her wedding took place at the Old Palace, and was celebrated in a seven-day ceremony.[3] The historian Mustafa Selaniki described the excitement of the crowds who turned out to watch the elaborate processional that carried Fatma Sultan, who was concealed behind a screen of red satin, to the palace of her new husband. Selaniki wrote that at the wedding of Fatma Sultan "skirtfulls of shiny new coins were distributed... those who did not receive any sighed with longing."[4] According to the historian Hoca Sadeddin Efendi, her dowry was 300,000 ducats.[2] As part of the celebrations, the members of the Imperial Council were given a seven-day leave.[2]