War Strategic Planning Changed By Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih
Abstract Al-Fatih was an Ottoman leadership figure who was characterized as wise, of great fame and a leader to be reckoned with. His figure, leadership and wisdom can be seen in his successful war strategies against enemies in each and every military expedition. The objective of this article is to analyze war strategic planning undertaken by Sultan Muhammad al-Fatih in a series of wars and the opening of territories which led to Ottoman’s victories and success.
Key words: Muhammad al-Fatih ,War Strategy ,Ottoman Military History
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At the age of 21, he conquered Istanbul in 1453 and brought an end to the Byzantian Empire. As being one of the most powerful empires in the world history, Mehmed the Conqueror is not the sultan who established only the profile of the following sultans and the geographic foundations of the Empire, but also improved political and social institutions of the Ottoman Empire and shaped the future political developments. After the death of his father in 1451, Mehmed the Conqueror ascended the throne and he not only strengthened the navy forces, but also erected a powerful fortress (Rumeli Hisarı) on the European side of the Bosphorus, just across the castle on the Asian side (Anadolu Hisarı) for the conquest of
Key words: Muhammad al-Fatih ,War Strategy ,Ottoman Military History
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Introduction
Transformational leaders are the ones who direct organizations for progress by generating new ideas and perspectives. Organizations will be able to survive and adapt to environmental changes if they can increase the capacity of their organizational change. Transformational leaders are the leaders that have business goals to be achieved and high enthusiasm for drastic changes. Transformational leadership can be defined as increasing the interest of the employees to achieve higher performance and developing the …show more content…
At the age of 21, he conquered Istanbul in 1453 and brought an end to the Byzantian Empire. As being one of the most powerful empires in the world history, Mehmed the Conqueror is not the sultan who established only the profile of the following sultans and the geographic foundations of the Empire, but also improved political and social institutions of the Ottoman Empire and shaped the future political developments. After the death of his father in 1451, Mehmed the Conqueror ascended the throne and he not only strengthened the navy forces, but also erected a powerful fortress (Rumeli Hisarı) on the European side of the Bosphorus, just across the castle on the Asian side (Anadolu Hisarı) for the conquest of