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, who was just 21 when he conquered Istanbul, put the Ottoman Empire on the path of great transformation. Sultan Mehmed II was just 21 years old when he defeated the Byzantine Empire, ...

Italian master Bellini's portrait of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, better known as Mehmed the Conqueror, is now on exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. The famed portrait of the sultan was ...

Rise of Empires: Ottoman is yet another Netflix original docuseries that seeks to spice up history with lavish dramatic reenactments, sexy visuals, and over-the-top battle sequences. Like the Roman ...

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, ...

This video examines the clash between Stephen the Great of Moldavia and Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui in 1475. It explores how Stephen’s clever use of terrain, weather ...

On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the ...

After taking Constantinople in 1453, Mehmed II transformed the Ottomans from a frontier state into a Muslim superpower. His vision would shape the Islamic world for centuries. New developments in the ...