Conquest 1453 (2012)

Actors: Devrim Evin, Ibrahim Celikkol, Dilek Serbest, Cengiz Coskun, Erden Alkan, Recep Aktug, Raif Hikmet Cam, Naci Adigüzel, Sedat Mert, Mustafa Atilla Kunt, Ozcan Aliser, Yilman Babaturk, Murat Sezal, Faik Aksoy, Huseyin Santur

Synopsis: Sultan Mehmet, learned his father Murat II’s death knell when he was Sanjak of Saruhan. This situation has left him with grief and also paved the way of his ascending the throne again. When Sultan Mehmet had first ascended the throne, he was 12 years old. Murat II, was suffocated from political hostility of his margraves and viziers, relinquished the throne by the impact of his deep grief because of his beloved son Alaaddin’s death and enthroned Mehmet. Grand Vizier Halil Pasha, who had a great influence on janissary and the state, was dissatisfied because of this situation. He was especially troubled with Sultan Mehmet’s indicating that İstanbul’s conquest is vitally essential. He made Sultan Murat inherit the throne again in consequence of the possibility of crusaders’ starting to occupy Ottoman territories by taking advantage of Mehmet’s immaturity. And Mehmet had suspended from the throne and sent to Sanjak of Saruhan. Now, he succeed to the throne again and more powerful. His priority target was still the conquest of İstanbul. He was gaining inspiration from the words of Our Master the Prophet (PBUH); “Constantinople will surely be conquered. What a blessed commander is its commander and what a blessed army is its army.” He worked out everything that would take him to the target. At the outset, he should live in peace with contiguous countries until he made the preparations. He sent messengers to the Pontificate, to Hungarians, Serbians, Poles, Genoeses and Venetians and notified that he wants to live with peace. He restored Gallipoli dockyard and by courtesy of this, 100 galleys could be produced there in a year. Meanwhile Roman Emperor Constantine was thinking that Sultan Mehmet was inexperienced and foresightless and demanding heavy appropriations by trying to use Prince Orhan who was captive of Constantine. Constantine’s main intention was Sultan Mehmet’s becoming disrespectable by capitulating. Furthermore, Sultan Mehmet was already capitulating and accepting his demands. But this was just the strategy of Sultan Mehmet. As soon as the news of Karamans rebellion received, Ottoman armies set forth Akşehir. Karamanoğlu İbrahim didin’t expect such a mighty army. He had to demand peace. Sultan Mehmet accepted the peace because he didn’t want his armies receive wound. After the military expedition, on the way back a group of janissaries confronted the state tent to get tip although they have not battle. In responce, Sultan Mehmet sent out enthronements, and also, he sent the jannisarry master Kurtçu Doğan who was a man of Grand Vizier Halil Pasha into exile by pleading deserted soldiers. With this incident, he properly gain dominion over his armies. After he returned to Adrianople, he sent a messenger to Emperor Constantine and he declared that he would no longer send the subsidy he paid for Orhan. After that, he started to build the Boğazkesen (Rumelian) Fortress across the Anatolian Fortress. This meant actually to wage war against East-Roman Empire. This circumstance came to Europen states’ attention too. But to help East-Roman Empire was almost impossible because of the war between French and Brits and German King’s dealing the fights for the throne. Pope’s attempts remained inconclusive too. When the date was 2nd April of 1453, the Byzantine soldiers on the ramparts, was over against Sultan Mehmet and thousands of Turkish soldiers…