According to genealogies of the House of Osman, there would hypothetically be 24 princes now in the line of succession after Dündar I Ali II Osman VI, if the sultanate had not been abolished.[24][25][26] They are listed as follows; the succession law used is agnatic seniority, with the succession passing to eldest male dynasty.[27]
- Mahmud II (1785-1839; 30th Sultan and 23rd Ottoman Caliph: 1808-1839)
- Abdulmejid I (1823-1861; 31st Sultan and 24th Ottoman Caliph: 1839-1861)
- Murad V (1840-1904; 33rd Sultan and 26th Ottoman Caliph: 1876)
- Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi (1861-1915)
- Ahmed IV Nihad (1883-1954; 38th Head of the House of Osman: 1944-1954)[20]
- Ali I Vâsib (1903-1983; 41st Head of the House of Osman: 1977-1983)[20]
- Osman IV Fuad (1895-1973; 39th Head of the House of Osman: 1954-1973)[20]
- Ahmed IV Nihad (1883-1954; 38th Head of the House of Osman: 1944-1954)[20]
- Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi (1861-1915)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918; 34th Sultan and 27th Ottoman Caliph: 1876-1909)
- Şehzade Mehmed Selim Efendi (1870-1937)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim Efendi (1906-1935)[30][user-generated source?]
- Dündar I Ali II Osman VI Osmanoğlu (born 1930: 45th Head of the House of Osman: 2017–)[24][25][26][27][28][29]
- (1) Şehzade Harun Osmanoğlu Efendi (born 1932)[24][25][26][27][28][29]
- Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim Efendi (1906-1935)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir Efendi (1878-1944)[30][user-generated source?]
- Mehmed Orhan II (1909-1994; 42nd Head of the House of Osman: 1983-1994)[22]
- Şehzade Necib Ertuğrul Efendi (1914-1994)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi (1885-1949)[30][user-generated source?]
- Ertuğrul II Osman V Osmanoğlu (1912-2009; 43rd Head of the House of Osman: 1994-2009)[21]
- Şehzade Mehmed Selim Efendi (1870-1937)[30][user-generated source?]
- Mehmed V Reşâd (1844-1918; 35th Sultan and 28th Ottoman Caliph: 1909-1918)
- Şehzade Mehmed Ziayeddin Efendi (1873-1938)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Nazim Efendi (1910-1984)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Ömer Hilmi Efendi (1886-1935)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mahmud Namik Efendi (1913-1963)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Ziayeddin Efendi (1873-1938)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi (1849-1876)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Ibrahim Tewfik Efendi (1874-1931)[30][user-generated source?]
- Burhaneddin Cem (1920-2008)[30][user-generated source?]
- Bayezid III Osman Osmanoğlu (1924-2017; 44th Head of the House of Osman: 2009-2017)[23]
- Şehzade Ibrahim Tewfik Efendi (1874-1931)[30][user-generated source?]
- Mehmed VI Vahideddin (1861-1926; 36th and last Sultan and 29th Ottoman Caliph: 1918-1922; 36th Head of the House of Osman: 1922-1926)[20]
- Murad V (1840-1904; 33rd Sultan and 26th Ottoman Caliph: 1876)
- Abdülaziz I (1830-1876; 32nd Sultan and 25th Ottoman Caliph: 1861-1876)
- Abdulmejid II (1868-1944; 30th and last Ottoman Caliph: 1922-1924; 37th Head of the House of Osman: 1926-1944)[20]
- Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Efendi (1872-1899)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Celaleddin Efendi (1890-1946)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi (1874-1927)[30][user-generated source?]
- Mehmed Abdulaziz II (1901-1977; 40th Head of the House of Osman: 1973-1977)[20]
- Abdulmejid I (1823-1861; 31st Sultan and 24th Ottoman Caliph: 1839-1861)
Line of succession in November 1922
- Mahmud II (1785-1839; 30th Sultan and 23rd Ottoman Caliph: 1808-1839)
- Abdulmejid I (1823-1861; 31st Sultan and 24th Ottoman Caliph: 1839-1861)
- Murad V (1840-1904; 33rd Sultan and 26th Ottoman Caliph: 1876)
- Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi (1861-1915)
- (8) Şehzade Ahmed Nihad Efendi (born 6 July 1883)
- (14) Şehzade Osman Fuad Efendi (born 26 September 1895)[20]
- Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi (1861-1915)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918; 34th Sultan and 27th Ottoman Caliph: 1876-1909)
- (2) Şehzade Mehmed Selim Efendi (born 11 January 1870)
- (23) Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkarim Efendi (born 27 June 1906))[30][user-generated source?]
- (6) Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir Efendi (born 16 January 1878)
- (25) Şehzade Mehmed Orhan Efendi (born 11 July 1909)[22]
- (32) Şehzade Necib Ertuğrul Efendi (born 1914 (or 27 March 1915))[30][user-generated source?]
- (34) Şehzade Alaeddin Kadir Efendi (born 2 January 1917)[citation needed]
- (7) Şehzade Mehmed Ahmed Nuri Efendi (born 12 February 1878)[citation needed]
- (9) Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi (born 19 December 1885)[30][user-generated source?]
- (27) Şehzade Mehmed Fakhreddin Efendi (born 14 November 1911)[citation needed]
- (28) Şehzade Ertuğrul Osman Efendi (born 18 August 1912)[21]
- (12) Şehzade Abdur Rahim Hayri Efendi (born 15 August 1894)[citation needed]
- (16) Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin Efendi (born 22 June 1901)[citation needed]
- (22) Şehzade Mehmed Abid Efendi (born 17 September 1905)
- (2) Şehzade Mehmed Selim Efendi (born 11 January 1870)
- Mehmed V Reşâd (1844-1918; 35th Sultan and 28th Ottoman Caliph: 1909-1918)
- (3) Şehzade Mehmed Ziayeddin Efendi (born 26 August 1873)
- (26) Şehzade Mehmed Nazim Efendi (born 26 October 1910)[citation needed]
- (30) Şehzade Ömer Fawzi Efendi (born 13 November 1912)[citation needed]
- (10) Şehzade Ömer Hilmi Efendi (born 2 March 1888)
- (31) Şehzade Mahmud Namik Efendi (born 1913 (or 25 February 1914))[30][user-generated source?]
- (3) Şehzade Mehmed Ziayeddin Efendi (born 26 August 1873)
- Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi (1849-1876)[30][user-generated source?]
- (5) Şehzade Ibrahim Tewfik Efendi (born 25 September 1874)[citation needed]
- (36) Şehzade Burhaneddin Cem Efendi Efendi (born 1920)[30][user-generated source?]
- (5) Şehzade Ibrahim Tewfik Efendi (born 25 September 1874)[citation needed]
- Şehzade Selim Süleyman Efendi (1860-1909)[citation needed]
- (13) Şehzade Mehmed Abdul-Halim Efendi (born 28 September 1894)[citation needed]
- (20) Şehzade Damad Mehmed Cerifeddin Efendi (born 19 May 1904)[citation needed]
- Mehmed VI Vahideddin (born 2 February 1861)[20]
- (29) Şehzade Mehmed Ertuğrul Efendi (born 10 September 1912)[citation needed]
- Murad V (1840-1904; 33rd Sultan and 26th Ottoman Caliph: 1876)
- Abdülaziz I (1830-1876; 32nd Sultan and 25th Ottoman Caliph: 1861-1876)
- Şehzade Yusef Izzeddin Efendi (1857-1916)[citation needed]
- (24) Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin Efendi (born 18 December 1908)[citation needed]
- (1) Devletlû Najabatlu Veli Ahd-i Saltanat Şehzade-i Javanbahd Abdulmejid II (born 29 May 1868)
- (15) Şehzade Ömer Faruk Efendi (born 29 February 1898)[citation needed]
- Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Efendi (1872-1899)[30][user-generated source?]
- (11) Şehzade Mehmed Celaleddin Efendi (born 1890 (or 1 March 1891))[30][user-generated source?]
- (33) Şehzade Mahmud Hushameddin Efendi (born 25 August 1916)[citation needed]
- (35) Şehzade Süleyman Sadeddin Efendi (born 20 November 1917)[30][user-generated source?]
- (11) Şehzade Mehmed Celaleddin Efendi (born 1890 (or 1 March 1891))[30][user-generated source?]
- (4) Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi (born 22 September 1874)[citation needed]
- (17) Şehzade Mehmed Abdulaziz Efendi (born 26 September 1901)[20]
- (18) Şehzade Mahmud Shavkat Efendi (born 30 July 1903)[citation needed]
- (21) Şehzade Ahmed Davut Efendi (born 2 December 1904)[30][user-generated source?]
- Şehzade Yusef Izzeddin Efendi (1857-1916)[citation needed]
- Abdulmejid I (1823-1861; 31st Sultan and 24th Ottoman Caliph: 1839-1861)