Kayı 6 - The Zenith and Return of the Empire

At the beginning of the last twenty years of the seventeenth century, the Ottoman Empire was at the peak of its power and might, actively exercising its influence in world politics. There was no state in the world that it could not defeat.

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Şimşirgil continues the story of the Sublime Ottoman State, which won hearts with its justice; instilled confidence in friends and fear in enemies with its heroism, courage, and integrity; left its mark on three eras, and spread across three continents, with the book KAYI VI: The Zenith and Decline of the Empire. In this work, you will find how many sultans, from Mustafa I to Osman II and Murad IV to Mehmed IV; many statesmen, from Köprülü Mehmed Pasha to Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha and Tarhuncu Ahmed Pasha to Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha; and many Valide Sultans, from Halime Valide Sultan to Mahfiruz Hatice Sultan and Hatice Turhan Sultan to Kösem Sultan, lived, what they did, what political paths they pursued with the aim of maintaining the empire, their public works, and their personalities.