A striking life story of the Sultan who transformed a state into an empire, told through the master pen of Reşad Ekrem Koçu.

In this biography, history becomes more vivid and magical than reality itself. Koçu portrays Mehmed the Conqueror not just as the mighty soldier who realized his ancestors' greatest dream by conquering Istanbul, but as a complex human being. He was a ruler who wrote poetry under the pseudonym Avnî and was a devoted friend to artists and scholars.

Orhan Pamuk describes Koçu as "one of those special souls who created a melancholy but unfinished image of the city." This work captures that spirit, offering a portrait of the man who defined the destiny of Istanbul.