^Freely, John (2001). The lost Messiah. Viking. m/s. 132. ISBN0670886750. He set up his harem there, his favourite being Rabia Giilniis Ummetiillah, a Cretan girl from Rethymnon on Crete
^Palmer, Alan (2009). The decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire. Barnes & Noble. m/s. 27. ISBN156619847X. Unusually, the twenty-nine year old Ahmed III was a brother, rather than a half- brother, of his predecessor; their Cretan mother, Rabia
^Bromley, J. S. (1957). The New Cambridge Modern History. University of California: University Press. m/s. 554. ISBN0521221285. the mother of Mustafa II and Ahmed III was a Cretan
^Sardo, Eugenio Lo (1999). Tra greci e turchi: fonti diplomatiche italiane sul Settecento ottomano. Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche. m/s. 82. ISBN88-8080-014-0. Their mother, a Cretan, lady named Rabia Gülnûş, continued to wield influence as the Valide Sultan - mother of the reigning sultan
^Library Information and Research Service (2005). The Middle East. Library Information and Research Service. m/s. 91. She was the daughter of a Cretan family and she was the mother of Mustafa II (1664-1703), and Ahmed III (1673-1736).
^Baker, Anthony E - Freely, John (1993). The Bosphorus. Redhouse Press. m/s. 146. ISBN9754130620. The Valide Sultan was born Evmania Voria, daughter of a Cretan priest in a village near Rethymnon on Crete. She was captured by the Turks when they took Rethymnon in 1645.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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