In Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı Season 3, the story leaps forward with an eight-year time jump, showing Sultan Mehmed II firmly established in power after the execution of Çandarlı Halil Pasha and the appointment of Mahmud Pasha as Grand Vizier. While he confronts the brutal threat of Vlad the Impaler in Wallachia and continues his drive for expansion, new palace tensions emerge as a rivalry grows between Mehmed’s sons, Bayezid and Mustafa, foreshadowing future conflicts over succession. Blending political intrigue, family drama, and large-scale battles, the season highlights the costs of leadership and the Sultan’s struggle to secure both his empire and his dynasty’s future.