Fatih Sultan Mehmet

“The Man whom Changed the Destiny of European countries: Fatih, ” a documentary scripted by Asst. Prof. Mehmet Kalpaklı, chair associated with the Department of background therefore the Department of Turkish Literature, premiered within nationwide Museum of Oriental Art in Rome.

Dr. Kalpaklı was also the historic advisor when it comes to movie, which tells the story of Fatih Sultan Mehmet and his age. Among the Ottoman Empire’s most famous sultans as a result of their conquest of Constantinople, Mehmet II ruled the Ottoman places from 1444 to 1446 and 1451 to 1481. The documentary, featuring discourse by many scholars with expertise regarding the Ottoman Empire and Mehmet II, took 36 months which will make and ended up being filmed in seven countries.

“Mehmed the next had been the ruler associated with places and seas because sultan of research, art and poetry along with his blade in one single hand and his pen within the various other, ” claimed Dr. Kalpaklı. “So, this really is a documentary about not only a conqueror but in addition a ‘Renaissance’ intellectual and patron.”

The movie got extensive coverage in the Italian media, with mention on RAI television and articles in La Repubblica and several other print outlets.