About the Author

John Freely first went to Istanbul in 1960 to teach physics. A professor at University of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, he has written more than twenty books on Turkish history and travel, including Istanbul: The Imperial City.

Reviews

"In this biography, the first in English in decades, Prof. Freely (Bosporus University), author of some 40 books, mostly on Turkey and Turkish history, explores Mehmet's complex personality, fitting him into his times and culture, seeing him essentially as a Renaissance prince while throwing light on the nature of the Ottoman state and the Balkans in the fifteenth century, both neglected areas of European history." "NYMAS Review""