The Man Who Conquered Stone - A Novel of Mimar Koca Sinan

In Turgut Güler's brilliant pen, this time another great name from the magnificent cast of the Ottoman-Turkish centuries, our Golden Age, appears with a dazzling shimmer within history: Chief Architect Koca Sinan! Turgut Güler, who previously, guided by Yahya Kemal, took us through the peaks of our national history among the "tugs whose horizon encompassed the world" of Yavuz Sultan Selim, this time, together with Yahya Kemal, and guided by the manuscripts dedicated to Sinan by Sâ'î Mustafa Çelebi and Rif'at Osman Bey, lifts the "dusty curtains of time," letting our hearts soar to the "magnificent mornings" when we conquered stone under the command of "Ser-Mîmârân-ı Hâssa Koca Sinan," that "architect of the temple of victory." Thus, he demonstrates his endeavor, following the principle that "it is also a skill to appreciate the value of an artist." "I, Sinan, the carpenter from Ağırnas, realized that the best preparation for entering the Hereafter is to be a good gardener in the garden of the World. (...) I lived quite long, and this era ground my aching tooth and my spinning head well in its own millstone, making me a weak old man. (...) I did my work well and solidly. I wish for them to stand until the Day of Judgment. I have one request from my friends and brothers who love me and appreciate my works. Please do not forget this poor man and pray to Almighty God for an easy reckoning."