The Grand Turk

Sultan Mehmet II-Conqueror of Constantinople and Master of an Empire

Nonfiction, History, Middle East
Cover of the book The Grand Turk by John Freely, ABRAMS
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Freely ISBN: 9781590204498
Publisher: ABRAMS Publication: October 1, 2009
Imprint: Abrams Press Language: English
Author: John Freely
ISBN: 9781590204498
Publisher: ABRAMS
Publication: October 1, 2009
Imprint: Abrams Press
Language: English

Sultan Mehmet II, known to his countrymen as 'the Conqueror' and to much of Europe as 'the Terror of the World,' was once Europe's most feared and powerful ruler. Now, Turkey?s most beloved American scholar, John Freely, brings to life this charismatic hero of one of the richest histories in the world. Mehmet was barely twenty-one when he conquered Byzantine Constantinople, which became Istanbul and the capital of his mighty empire. Mehmet reigned for thirty years, during which time his armies extended the borders of his empire halfway across Asia Minor and as far into Europe as Hungary and Italy. Three popes called for crusades against him as Christian Europe came face to face with a new Muslim empire. Revered by the Turks and seen as a brutal tyrant by the West, Mehmet was a brilliant military leader as well as a renaissance prince. His court housed Persian and Turkish poets, Arab and Greek astronomers, and Italian scholars and artists. In the first biography of Mehmet in thirty years, John Freely vividly illuminates the man behind the myths.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Sultan Mehmet II, known to his countrymen as 'the Conqueror' and to much of Europe as 'the Terror of the World,' was once Europe's most feared and powerful ruler. Now, Turkey?s most beloved American scholar, John Freely, brings to life this charismatic hero of one of the richest histories in the world. Mehmet was barely twenty-one when he conquered Byzantine Constantinople, which became Istanbul and the capital of his mighty empire. Mehmet reigned for thirty years, during which time his armies extended the borders of his empire halfway across Asia Minor and as far into Europe as Hungary and Italy. Three popes called for crusades against him as Christian Europe came face to face with a new Muslim empire. Revered by the Turks and seen as a brutal tyrant by the West, Mehmet was a brilliant military leader as well as a renaissance prince. His court housed Persian and Turkish poets, Arab and Greek astronomers, and Italian scholars and artists. In the first biography of Mehmet in thirty years, John Freely vividly illuminates the man behind the myths.

More books from ABRAMS

Cover of the book Boo! Haiku by John Freely
Cover of the book At Home at the Zoo: Homelife and the Zoo Story by John Freely
Cover of the book Breakout! (Camp Rolling Hills #3) by John Freely
Cover of the book Everything I Want to Eat by John Freely
Cover of the book Those Feet by John Freely
Cover of the book El Deafo by John Freely
Cover of the book The Stranger by John Freely
Cover of the book Icing on the Cake by John Freely
Cover of the book The Edge Becomes the Center by John Freely
Cover of the book Hazan Family Favorites: Beloved Italian Recipes by John Freely
Cover of the book The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by John Freely
Cover of the book Happy Messy Scary Love by John Freely
Cover of the book The Book of English Folk Tales by John Freely
Cover of the book Knitting New Mittens & Gloves by John Freely
Cover of the book Guess Who, Haiku by John Freely
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy