SHAHZADAH SULEYMAN’S (KANUNI) HOUSE PROBLEM IN TRABZON

One of the most important events recorded in the history of civilization was the conquest of Istanbul by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1453 and ended the Eastern Roman Empire. Shortly after 8 years, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, leading the soldiers, commanded his army and conquered Trabzon in 1461 under the control of the Greek Cypriot State and took grip of the security of Anatolia. Trabzon, an important trade and port centre in the north-eastern Anatolia, was granted the status of Shahzadah by the appointment of Sultan Bayezid's son Abdullah as the governor in 1470, shortly after 9 years of conquest. After Shahzadah Abdullah left Trabzon, Shahzadah Selim was appointed as the governor of Trabzon and worked there for 23 years. During this period, Shahzadah Selim had three children born in Trabzon: Suleyman, Salih and Kamersah. Shahzadah Suleyman was born on 5/6 November 1494. After spending his childhood in Trabzon until he was 15 years old, he came to the throne upon the death of his father. Suleyman, known as Suleyman the Magnificent by Westerners, has exerted the longest-rule as sultan of the empire. This article reviews Shahzadah Suleyman's palace where he was born in Trabzon