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 ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: 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 ...

With the death of Mehmed II in 1481, the Ottoman Empire was thrust into a ruthless succession crisis between his sons Bayezid and Cem Sultan. Ottoman tradition recognized every prince as a legitimate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rise of Empires: Ottoman Season 2 Rise of Empires: Ottoman Season 2 picks up eight years after the conquest of Constantinople with ...

Introduction: the white castle -- The beginning: Gazi Osman and Orhan -- The sultan and his converted slaves: Murad I -- Resurrecting the dynasty: Bayezid I, Mehmed I, and Murad II -- Conquering the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Khaled Fahmy questions the similarities between Gamal Abdel-Nasser and "Mehmed Ali" Two significant anniversaries in modern Egyptian history recently coincided. 11 July was the bicentenary of an ...

Standing among the most distinguished achievements of Ottoman architecture, the Sultanahmet Mosque has, for more than four ...