Şayan Kadın was born on 4 January 1853 in Anapa, Russia. Born as Safiye Zan, she was a member of the Natukhainoble family, Zan. Her father was Batır Bey Zan. Safiye had been brought to Istanbul as a young child, where her father entrusted to the imperial harem. Her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Şayan. She had exquisite blue eyes, pink nose, made her a marvel in feminine loveliness.
Marriage
Şayan married Murad on 5 February 1869 in the Dolmabahçe Palace, when he was the crown prince. Şayan was sixteen years old, while Murad was twenty nine. After sometime Şayan became pregnant with her first child. Pertevniyal Sultan sent over her palace midwife to abort the child. When the midwife arrived to abort the child, Murad obtained permission from Sultan Abdulaziz for this child to be aborted outside the villa. The pregnant Şayan was taken to the home of Dr. Emin Pasha for the abortion, But at Murad's request the doctor prepared a harmless concoction for her and sent her back to the prince's villa, while reporting to the palace that he had administrated treatment to induce abortion. Hatice Sultan was born in Murad's villa in Kurbağalıdere on 5 April 1870 and indeed she was brought up concealed in the villa until Murad ascended the throne. Murad ascended the throne on 30 May 1876, after the deposition of his uncle Sultan Abdulaziz, Şayan was given the title of "Third Consort". After reigning for three months, Murad was deposed on 30 August 1876, due to mental instability and was imprisoned in the Çırağan Palace. Şayan and her six years old daughter followed him into confinement.
Last years and death
After Murad's death in 1904, she remained in the Çırağan Palace for sometime when every one else had left. After the exile of imperial family in 1924, her daughter moved to Beirut with her family but Şayan as being the adjunct member of the family decided to stay in Istanbul. She went to live in with Reftarıdil Kadın at her mansion at Örtakoy, where she died on 15 March 1945 at the age of ninety-two and was last surviving consort of Murad. She outlived her daughter by seven years.
