Mehmed V Resad or Mahommed V, (November 2 1844 - July 3 1918), known as Reshid Effendi or Mehmed Resad before accession, was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from April 27 1909 to 1918 after his elder brother Abdul-Hamid II was forced to abdicate.
Constantinople was under military occupation at the time of Mehmed's death there (it was also his birthplace).
Preceded by: Abd-ul-Hamid II (1876-1909) | Ottoman sultans |
Succeeded by: Mehmed VI (1918-1922) |