Metin Mustafa holds a PhD in Ottoman Renaissance art from The University of Notre Dame Australia and Bachelor of education in Humanities rfrom The University of Sydney. The author taught History and Teaching Methodology at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Charles Sturt University and Australian Catholic University. His research interests include: the idea of many renaissances and cross-cultural interactions in the early modern Mediterranean world between the Ottomans and Europeans.

"This book is distinctive for the directness with which it addresses its subject. While earlier Ottoman art and architecture have gestured toward connections with the Renaissance, these connections are presented here in a lucid and systematic way that will engender considerable discussion, inviting a general re-evaluation of what we mean by 'The Renaissance." -- Giancarlo Casale, Professor of Early Modern History of the Mediterranean, University of Minnesota and author of "The Ottoman Age of Exploration"