Mehmed II is pertinently recognized as Mehmed the Conqueror in the world, and Abu al-Feth (The Father of the Conquest) in the wider Islamic world, owing to his conquest of Istanbul, which was the ...

Mehmed, having overcome many obstacles, prepares for the siege of Constantinople, uniting his viziers and subjects. He strengthens the navy, led by Baltaoğlu, who aims to reunite with his brother, ...

A portrait of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, known as Fatih Sultan Mehmet in Turkish, will be put up for auction in London on June 25. Thought to be drawn by Italian painter Gentile Bellini in 1480, it is ...

A Renaissance portrait of Sultan Mehmed II, better known at Mehmed the Conqueror, has been purchased by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality at a Christy's auction in London, sparking praise, ...

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Each with his own style of facial hair, dark penetrating eyes and voluminous crown-like turban, the portraits currently awaiting the auctioneer’s gavel unmistakeably depict Ottoman royalty. The ...

The portrait of the Ottoman Empire's Sultan Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed the Conqueror, who conquered İstanbul in 1453, has been brought to İstanbul after it was bought by the İstanbul Metropolitan ...