[3][4] On her deathbed, in 1583, Nurbanu insisted, in front of her daughter-in-law Safiye Sultan and her son, that Canfeda be kept in the royal harem.
[8] Canfeda dedicated part of her huge wealth to her charitable foundation, whose revenues were used for the construction and maintenance of a mosque and a fountain in the imperial capital of Istanbul.
[9] The mosque was built in the neighborhood of Sarachne near the customs office, with a primary school, a public drinking fountain and water pump.
[10] In retirement, Canfeda's stipend was 100 aspers a day, but when this amount proved to be insufficient for the public works she wished to undertake, it was doubled.
[8] She had been dismissed by from her position by the new sultan Mehmed III, after which she frequently contacted the Venetians in order to obtain commodities for the harem.
[16] In the 2011-2014 TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Canfeda Hatun is portrayed by the Turkish actress Kübra Kip.