. ▁ ▁Biography ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Dol m ab ah ç e ▁Palace ▁or ▁at ▁Be ş ik ta ş ▁Palace , ▁Be ş ik ta ş , ▁Ist an bul , ▁to ▁then ▁Sultan ▁Abd ü laz iz ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Hay ran id il ▁K ad ı n . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁priv ately . ▁ ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁custom , ▁Abd ul me j id ▁was ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁palace ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁ 4 0 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁his ▁first ▁cousin ▁Me h med ▁VI ▁became ▁Sultan ▁and ▁Abd ul me j id ▁was ▁named ▁Crown ▁Prince . ▁When ▁his ▁cousin ▁was ▁de posed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁Sultan ate ▁was ▁abol ished . ▁But ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁was ▁elected ▁C ali ph ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁National ▁Assembly ▁at ▁An k ara . ▁He ▁established ▁himself ▁in ▁Constantin ople ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Republic , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁C ali ph ate ▁was ▁abol ished ▁and ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁dynast y ▁was ▁de posed ▁and ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁Art ist ▁ ▁Abd ul me j id ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title