Mehmed, having overcome many obstacles, prepares for the siege of Constantinople, uniting his viziers and subjects. He strengthens the navy, led by BaltaoÄŸlu, who aims to reunite with his brother, ...
ON May 29, 1453 the Ottoman army under Sultan Mehmet II broke through the walls of Constantinople, conquering the capital and last major holdout of the Byzantine Empire. In much of the world, 1453 has ...
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 ...