Sultanı Öldürmek

When someone accuses you of committing murder, you find evidence, show witnesses, try to prove that it is a slander, but if the person accusing you is yourself, what do you do?" Ahmet Ümit's novel, Killing the Sultan, to be published in April, begins with these lines. A woman who has been waiting for the same woman for years. This is the story of the historian, the story of a life spent for a wonderful love... A strange four-day adventure that happened to Müstak Serhazin, the last representative of the Serhazins. A history professor who was killed with a letter opener with the signature of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on its handle... A murder of love. Or is it an intrigue whose roots go back to the suspicious death of the "Great Khan"? An extraordinary journey to those days full of victories and betrayals when the Ottoman state turned into an empire. And that ancient question is always heard throughout this exciting journey: Is history what happened in the past? , or what historians tell?

"...And Sultan Mehmed Khan. Son of Mehmed Khan, son of Murad Khan, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. Ruler of two lands and two seas. The shadow of God on earth. The sultan who captured Constantinople. The natural heir of the Roman Empire, from different religions, A mighty ruler who was burning with the love of creating a brand new nation from different languages and different races. Sword sounds, war cries, screams of fear, cities falling one after another, castles changing hands one after the other. A ruler renowned throughout the world, And the unchangeable destiny, The man who drank the fate of death, And the suspicious death of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, The palace divided into two, A people who knew nothing. The lifeless body of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, forgotten in the palace room while the bloody slaughter of the prince continued..."
(From the Promotional Bulletin)


Thin Cover:

Number of Pages: 528

Year of Printing: 2016


Pocket Size:

Number of Pages: 640

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Everest Publications

Cover Design: Utku Lomlu

Number of Pages: 528

First Printing Year: 2012

Language: Turkish