She had three older maternal half-siblings: Mahpeyker Hanımsultan, Türkan Hanimsultan and Sultanzade Ali Bey.
[5] Rana's parents divorced in 1949, and her father returned to Turkey and became a Turkish citizen through a law dated 22 September 1949.
[5] During World War II Rana Hanımsultan and her older sisters stayed with their mother in Switzerland until 1943.
[4] Funeral prayers for her were performed at Teşvikiye Mosque on 17 April with the attendance of the members of the Ottoman dynasty.
[1][4] She was buried next to her mother, Naciye Sultan, her husband, her daughter, Necla, and other relatives in Yahya Efendi Mausoleum in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.