Ridvan Akbay

The Proud Stand by the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire tells the tale of the last confrontation between the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires....

Mustafa was the prince with the most potential of any other, during the 600 plus years’ existence of the Ottoman Empire. He was the hope for the majority of the people living in and out of the empire, to ascend to the throne....

He grabbed her by the shoulders, lifted her from the seated position, and gave her a shake. Her back hit the twisted trunk of the almond tree; he asked, “how could you"? At that instant, the almond tree shook back and she landed inside his arms....

In the year 1453, the massive army of the Ottoman Empire was camped outside the protective walls of Constantinople; the inevitable and predestined was about to begin - WAR....

Mahidevran was the concubine of Lawmaker Sultan Suleiman. But more importantly, she was the mother of Prince Mustafa, the prince being the number one contender to be the next ruler of the Ottoman Empire....

In this story, I will explain the life of Prince Mustafa and the betrayal charges made against him by his sultan father. What I will do is take you back to October 6, 1553, and bring forward previously unknown and intriguing events from that day, told in a fictional telling....