Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' ...
Opening Bombardment - Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had ...
“This is a real cultural war.” The painting — “Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey” — is familiar to most Ukrainians, with reproductions adorning many ...