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[edit] Name

I've always seen his nickname being "the Restorer". john k 18:35, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Removed out-of-date notice about Arabic in lead paragraaph; someone's put it in. --Carl Turner 09:58, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

• Yes, he restored the Ottoman State but his nicname Kirisci has a different story. According to the legend, in a time period, he had to work in constructuon sites because of the conflicts between him and the other royal family members that also wanted to be the new Sultan. It is just like a secret identity for him to be the Kirisci. With respect, the supporter of Nihal Atsız, Deliogul 22:21, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Do you have a source on that? john k 22:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, according to Necdet Sakaoglu, there are two possible reasons for this nickname. Maybe other members of the royal family tried to kill him with a bow string(Kiriş in Turkish) or most commonly accepted possibility is the one I wrote on the top. The construction worker theory. With respect, Deliogul 17:15, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

As I said before, his nickname, Kirisci, wasn't given to him because he was a Executioner. So I'm deleting it. With respect, Deliogul 17:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mahomet or Mehmet

In the text, one can read:

Mahomet I. also completed the vast and magnificent mosque at Bursa, which his grandfather Murad I. had commenced

Are Mehmet and Mahomet the same? I would appreciate any reference to that effect. Thanks. Sphinxx 15:06, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Mehmet is the Turkish translation of the name Muhammed and there is not a name like Mahomet in Turkish. With respect, Deliogul 17:26, 27 December 2006 (UTC)