[1] On May 30, 1876, Ottoman sultan Abdulaziz was overthrown in a coup d'état led by Midhat Pasha and several constitutionalist ministers.

In order to implement their reformist plans, the constitutionalist ministers declared Murad deposed on August 30, 1876, and elevated his younger brother, Abdul Hamid II, to the throne, who supported introducing a parliamentary system.

[6] Notably, Mahmud Celaleddin most likely worked for Abdul Hamid II, while presenting himself as a sympathizer of Murad to gain his trust.

As Murad emerged, Ali Suavi and Nişli Salih, an army deserter, held his arms to escort him out, but his mother, Princess Şefkevza, opposed them, expressing concern that her son would be harmed in the uproar.

[9] According to "İngiliz" ("English") Said Pasha,[10] moments before his death, Ali Suavi took Murad's arm and said to him, "O our Lord, come, deliver us from the Muscovites."

Amid the chaos, one of the rebels lunged at Murad, but a young kalfa named Ruşen threw her strong, burly body at him, knocking him to the ground and disarming him in a struggle.

[12] Troops from Yıldız Palace soon arrived to assist Hasan Pasha, while two kalfas escorted Murad to a secret treasury vault known as the Stone Room, where they hid.

After the incident, Abdul Hamid II became increasingly paranoid about the possibility of being overthrown, while his brother Murad V ceased to be a viable rival.