GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
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| Artist | François-Auguste Biard (1799-1882) |
| Engraver | Charles Grignion (1721-1810) |
| Date | 1792 |
| Technique | Etching |
| Category | Ottoman Empire And Turkey |
| Source | A New, Royal Authentic And Complete System Of Universal Geography (Engraved For Bankes's New System Of Geography Published By Royal Authority) |
Although it is not a real event, according to the claims in various sources; After the occupation of Istanbul, they took the beautiful Greek girl Aya Irene to Fatih Sultan Mehmed. At first sight, Fatih fell in love and spent his days with Irene. This situation caused the discontent of state administrators and janissaries. Hearing this, Fatih gathered all of his administrators to the court together with Aya Irene and said, "Nobody can prevent me from protecting the power of the dynasty" and killed Aya Irene, whom she fell in love with
