“We do not conquer the lands, we conquer the hearts.”
Source: Aşıkpaşoğlu History (Prepared: Atsız), 154
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Famous Mehmed II Quotes
“Hey Constantinople! Either I take you, or you take me!”
During conquest of Constantinople
Source: Conquest and Doomsday http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8i72Nzp5qbk/T04SJKBIGFI/AAAAAAAAVO0/RXo9ubjby50/s1600/fetihvekiyametbugun.jpeg During conquest of Constantinople
“We Turks are faithful muslims.”
Source: Halil İnalcık, Devlet-i'Aliyye I.Cilt, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
“In order to see the boundaries of the probabilities, need to try impossible.”
During the fall of Constantinople, when he said that the ships would pass by land.
“If even a single hair of my beard learns my secret, I will cut my beard from the root.”
Source: Freely, John (The Grand Turk)
Mehmed II Quotes
“Tell the your emperor; Where my power has reached, Emperor's dreams can not reach!”
While Constantinople was besieged, Mehmed's response to the Byzantine ambassador
“One night comes suddenly, I will add your kingdom to my empire.”
Source: Freely, John (The Grand Turk)
“In order to see the boundaries of the probabilities, need to try impossible.”
When he said that the ships would pass by land
Source: Ahmet Akgündüz - Mehmed's tolerance http://www.ahmetakyol.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9849&Itemid=47
“To turn away from the enemy is cowardice. Misfortune is the fate of the enemy.”
When he learned that the Crusaders had come toward him
Source: Ahmet Akgündüz - Mehmed's tolerance http://www.ahmetakyol.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9849&Itemid=47
“The Christian land, has lost his sword and shields.”
It is believed that Skanderbeg said on his death
Source: Alphonse de Lamartine (Ottoman History)
“The Christian land, has lost his sword and shields.”
It is believed that Skanderbeg said on his death
