Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, Meḥmed-i sānī; Modern Turkish: II. Mehmet Turkish pronunciation: [ˈikind͡ʒi meh.met]; 30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Muhammad al- Fatih
Fatih the Conqueror (Turkish: Fatih
Fatih Sultan
Sultan Mehmet), was an Ottoman Sultan
Sultan who ruled first for a short time from August 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to May 1481. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople
Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine
Byzantine Empire. Mehmed continued his conquests in Anatolia
Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe
Europe as far west as Bosnia. Mehmed is considered a hero in modern-day Turkey
Turkey and parts of the wider Muslim world
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The Bosporus
Bosporus (/ˈbɒspərəs/) or Bosphorus (/ˈbɒspərəs/ or /ˈbɒsfərəs/);[1] Greek: Βόσπορος, Bósporos [ˈvos.po.ros], Ancient Greek: Βόσπορος, Bósporos [bós.po.ros]; Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı, [isˈtanbuɫ bo‿aˈzɯ]) is a narrow, natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Europe
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Europe and Asia, and separates Asian Turkey
Turkey from European Turkey
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Turkey
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye [ˈtyɾcije]), officially the Republic of Turkey
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti [ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti] ( listen)), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia
Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.[7] Turkey
Turkey is bordered by eight countries with Greece
Greece and Bulgaria
Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan and Iran
Iran to the east; and Iraq
Iraq and Syria
Syria to the south
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Anatolia
Anatolia (Modern Greek: Ανατολία, Anatolía, from Ἀνατολή, Anatolḗ, modern pronunciation Anatolí;[needs IPA] Turkish: Anadolu "east" or "(sun)rise"), also known as Asia
Asia Minor (in Medieval and Modern Greek: Μικρά Ἀσία, Mīkrá AsíaTurkish: Küçük Asya, , modern pronunciation Mikrá Asía – "small Asia"), Asian Turkey, the Anatolian peninsula, or the Anatolian plateau, is the westernmost protrusion of Asia, which makes up the majority of modern-day Turkey. The region is bounded by the Black Sea
Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea to the west
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Turkey
Turkey (official), Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus (official),
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Ottoman Turkish (/ˈɒtəmən/; Turkish: Osmanlı Türkçesi), or the Ottoman language (Ottoman Turkish: لسان عثمانى, lisân-ı Osmânî, also known as تركجه, Türkçe or تركی, Türkî, "Turkish"; Turkish: Osmanlıca), is the variety of the Turkish language
Turkish language that was used in the Ottoman Empire. It borrows, in all aspects, extensively from Arabic
Arabic and Persian, and it was written in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet
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A tughra (Ottoman Turkish: طغرا tuğrâ) is a calligraphic monogram, seal or signature of a sultan that was affixed to all official documents and correspondence. It was also carved on his seal and stamped on the coins minted during his reign. Very elaborate decorated versions were created for important documents that were also works of art in the tradition of Ottoman illumination, such as the example of Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the Magnificent in the gallery below. The tughra was designed at the beginning of the sultan's reign and drawn by the court calligrapher or nişancı on written documents
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Sunni schools of theologyAsh'ari Maturidi TraditionalistOthers:Mu'tazila Murji'ahContemporary movementsAhl-i Hadith Al-Ahbash Barelvi Deobandi Islamic Modernism Salafi
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Salafi movement WahhabismHoly sitesJerusalem Mecca Medina Mount SinaiListsLiteratureKutub al-Sittah Islam
Islam portalv t eThis article contains Arabic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Sunni
Sunni Islam
Islam (/ˈsuːni, ˈsʊni/) is the largest denomination of Islam
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Devrekani
Devrekani is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province
Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 15,855 of which 6,174 live in the town of Devrekani.[3][4] The district covers an area of 599 km2 (231 sq mi),[5] and the town lies at an elevation of 1,116 m (3,661 ft). Notes[edit]^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2008-11-04. ^ GeoHive
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A dynasty (UK: /ˈdɪnəsti/, US: /ˈdaɪnəsti/) is a sequence of rulers from the same family,[1] usually in the context of a feudal or monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in elective republics. The dynastic family or lineage may be known as a "house",[2] which may be styled as "royal", "princely", "ducal", "comital", etc., depending upon the chief or present title borne by its members. Historians periodize the histories of many sovereign states, such as Ancient Egypt, the Carolingian Empire
Carolingian Empire and Imperial China, using a framework of successive dynasties. As such, the term "dynasty" may be used to delimit the era during which the family reigned and to describe events, trends, and artifacts of that period ("a Ming-dynasty vase")
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Kastamonu
Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu
Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu.[3][4] (Population of the urban center in 2010 is 91,012.[5]) The district covers an area of 1,834 km2 (708 sq mi),[6] and the town lies at an elevation of 904 m (2,966 ft). It is located to the south of the province.Contents1 History 2 Economic history 3 Education 4 Climate 5 Transport 6 Notable natives 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External linksHistory[edit]Governor's historical office Kastamonu
Kastamonu city center and Nasrullah Bridge.The city is believed to have been founded in the 18th century BC
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Amasya
Amasya (Greek: Ἀμάσεια) is a city in northern Turkey
Turkey and is the capital of Amasya
Amasya Province, in the Black Sea
Black Sea Region
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The Karamanids
Karamanids or Karamanid dynasty (Modern Turkish: Karamanoğulları, Karamanoğulları Beyliği), also known as the Principality of Karaman
Karaman and Beylik of Karaman
Karaman ( Karaman
Karaman Beyliği), was one of the Islamic
Islamic Anatolian beyliks, centered in south-central Anatolia
Anatolia around the present-day Karaman
Karaman Province
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The terms Muslim
Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the unified Islamic community (Ummah), consisting of all those who adhere to the religion of Islam,[1] or to societies where Islam
Islam is practiced.[2][3] In a modern geopolitical sense, these terms refer to countries where Islam
Islam is widespread, although there are no agreed criteria for inclusion.[4][3] Some scholars and commentators have criticised the term 'Muslim/Islamic world' and its derivative terms 'Muslim/Islamic country' as "simplistic" and "binary", since no state has a religiously homogeneous population (e.g. Egypt's citizens are c
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The Treaty of Edirne
Edirne and the Peace of Szeged
Szeged were two halves of a peace treaty between Sultan
Sultan Murad II
Murad II of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire and King Vladislaus of the Kingdom of Hungary. Despot Đurađ Branković
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Đurađ Branković of the Serbian Despotate
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Serbian Despotate also had a large role in the proceedings. The ratification took place on August 15, 1444 in Várad, a few months before the end of the Crusade of Varna. The treaty was started in Edirne
Edirne with discussions between Murad and Vladislaus' ambassador. Within a few days, it was sent to Szeged
Szeged with Murad's ambassador, to be finalized and ratified by Vladislaus
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Julian Cesarini
Julian Cesarini the Elder (It.: Giuliano Cesarini, seniore) (1398 in Rome
Rome – November 10, 1444 in Varna, Bulgaria) was one of the group of brilliant cardinals created by Pope Martin V
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Pope Martin V on the conclusion of the Western Schism. His intellect and diplomacy made him a powerful agent first of the Council of Basel
Council of Basel and then, after he broke with the Conciliar movement at Basel, of Papal superiority against the Conciliar movement
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