Editing Mehmed II (section)

===== Reaction to the collection =====
Mehmed's collection of Christian art and relics brought about various reactions from his contemporaries. Along with his general openness to Christianity, Mehmed's collection was a cause of an unfulfilled hope of some in the West that he would convert to Christianity. His son and successor, Bayezid II, suspected similarly, accusing Mehmed of "not believing in Muhammad." Although Mehmed's interest in Christianity and Christian culture caused concern among traditionalist factions, [[Gülru Necipoğlu]] writes, the sources written in Islamic languages do not support "such a perception of Mehmed's irreligiosity."<ref name=":13" /> Upon his accession to the sultanate, Bayezid, who hated "figural images of any sort," sold his father's art collection and also offered the relics to the rulers of Rhodes, France, and Italy as ransom for his brother, [[Cem Sultan|Cem]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Necipoğlu |first=Gülru |title=Architecture, ceremonial, and power: the Topkapi Palace in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries |date=1991 |publisher=Architectural History Foundation ; MIT Press |isbn=978-0-262-14050-8 |location=New York, N.Y. : Cambridge, Mass |pages=138}}</ref>