Editing Mehmed II (section)

==Portrayal in popular culture==
* Mehmed is the [[:wikt:eponym|eponym]]ous subject of [[Gioachino Rossini|Rossini's]] 1820 opera, ''[[Maometto II]]''. Rossini and librettist [[Cesare della Valle]] offer a nuanced picture of Mehmed, portraying him as a fearless and magnanimous leader, even on the verge of conquering [[Euboea|Negroponte]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/arts/music/a-rossini-masterwork-ahead-of-its-time.html|title=A Rossini Masterwork Ahead of Its Time|first=Anthony|last=Tommasini|newspaper=The New York Times|date=30 July 2012|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424140845/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/arts/music/a-rossini-masterwork-ahead-of-its-time.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Portrayed by Sami Ayanoğlu in the Turkish film ''[[The Conquest of Constantinople]]'' (1951)
* Portrayed by [[Devrim Evin]] the Turkish film {{Lang|tr|[[Fetih 1453]]}} (2012). His childhood is portrayed by Ege Uslu.
* Portrayed by [[Mehmet Akif Alakurt]] in the Turkish television series ''[[Fatih (TV series)|Fatih]]'' (2013).
* Portrayed by [[İsmail Hacıoğlu]] in the Turkish surreal comedy series ''[[:tr:Osmanlı Tokadı (dizi)|Osmanlı Tokadı]]'' (2013).
* Portrayed by [[Dominic Cooper]] in ''[[Dracula Untold]]''.
* Portrayed by [[Kenan İmirzalıoğlu]] in the Turkish television series ''[[:tr:|Mehmed Bir Cihan Fatihi]]'' (2018).
* Portrayed by [[Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu]] in the [[Netflix]] docuseries ''[[Rise of Empires: Ottoman]]'' (2020)
* His childhood is portrayed by Miraç Sözer in web series [[:tr:|Kızılelma: Bir Fetih Öyküsü]] (2023).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gzt.com/infografik/derin-tarih/kizilelma-bir-fetih-oykusu-25759 | title=Kızılelma: Bir Fetih Öyküsü | date=11 May 2023 | access-date=28 November 2023 | archive-date=3 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203124648/https://www.gzt.com/infografik/derin-tarih/kizilelma-bir-fetih-oykusu-25759 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Portrayed by [[Serkan Çayoğlu]] in the Turkish television series [[Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests]] (2024).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/mehmed-fetihler-sultani-mehmed-kimdir-serkan-cayoglu-kac-yasinda-hangi-dizilerde-oynadi-2089325 |title=Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı Mehmed kimdir? Serkan Çayoğlu kaç yaşında, hangi dizilerde oynadı? |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-date=7 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307221059/https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/mehmed-fetihler-sultani-mehmed-kimdir-serkan-cayoglu-kac-yasinda-hangi-dizilerde-oynadi-2089325 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/en-cok-fatih-e-duygulaniyor-1772988 |title=En çok 'Fatih'e duygulanıyor |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-date=7 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307221059/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/en-cok-fatih-e-duygulaniyor-1772988 |url-status=live }}</ref>