Draft:Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı

Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı is a 2024 Turkish historical television series directed by Şafak Bal and Yildiray Yildirim. The series depicts the life of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. The leading actors of the series are Serkan Çayoğlu, Selim Bayraktar, Seçkin Özdemir and Sinan Albayrak. The first episode of the series was aired on 27 February, 2024 on TRT 1.

Plot
When Ottoman Sultan, Fatih Sultan Mehmed ascends the throne, he must defeat many enemies inside and outside the palace to conquer Constantinople, his biggest dream.

Cast and characters
• Serkan Çayoğlu as Mehmed II. The 7th Sultan of Ottoman Empire and son of Sultan Murad II.

• Selim Bayraktar as Candarli Halil. The Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.

• Seçkin Özdemir as Konstantinos. The last Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Son of Helena Drağas.

• Sinan Albayrak as Zağanos Paşa. Trusted vizier and Lala of Mehmed.

• Fikret Kuşkan as Lukas Notaras. Grand Duke of Byzantine. He is dismissed from all his duties by Konstantinos and leaves the series.

• Tuba Ünsal as Mara Brankoviç. Daughter of Serbian King. Wife of Sultan Murad II and stepmother of Mehmed II.

• Esila Umut as Gulbahar Hatun. Wife of Mehmed II and mother of Prince Beyazit.

• Kenan Çoban as Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey. Leader of Akincis. Belongs to the Malkoçoğlu family.

• Bülent Alkiş as Sehabettin Paşa. Trusted Vizier and Lala of Mehmed.

• Sena Çakir as Gulşah Hatun. Wife of Mehmed II. Daughter of Karamanoğlu Ibrahim Bey.

• Ali Sinan Demir as Kurtçu Doğan. He was the leader of Janissaries. He was expelled from his duties because he rebelled against Sultan Mehmed.

• Ertuğrul Postoğlu as Ishak Paşa. Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He is a good friend of Candarli Halil.

• Mim Kemal Öke as Akşemseddin. Mentor of Mehmed and his supporter.

• Ali Buhara Mete as Kara Mustafa. He became the Janissary leader after Kurtçu Doğan.

• Ayşegül Güney as Helena Drağas. Mother of Konstantinos. Killed by her son Konstantinos.

• Kaan Yalçin as Malkoçoğlu Hamza Bey. Akinci Bey from Malkoçoğlu family. He betrays Bali Bey.

• Ghassan Massoud as Abu Ayyub Al Ansari. Companion of Prophet Muhammad. Shown in the beginning of th series.

• Ali Nuri Türkoğlu as Orhan. Cousin of Mehmed II. He is an Ottoman Prince and lives in Constantinopls. He wants to be the Sultan with the help of Byzantine.

• Tolga Akkaya as Saltuk. Alp of Akinci. He is a friend of Ulubatli Hasan.

• Serdar Gökhan as Evrenesoğlu Ali Bey. Son of Evrenos Bey.

• Sidar Tublek as Ulubatli Hasan. He is an Akinci alp. Friend of Saltuk.

• Beyti Engin as Urban Usta. He is a Hungarian Cannon Master.

• Recep Çavdar as Saruca Paşa. He deals with the Artillery affairs of Ottoman Empire.

• Teoman Kumbaraçıbaşı as Murad II. The 6th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Father of Sultan Mehmed.

• Emine Un as Halime Hatun. Wife of Murad II. Mother of Prince Ahmet.