Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade

The Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade is a Syrian Turkmen militant organization involved in the Syrian civil war. It is named after sultan Mehmed II, the Ottoman ruler who conquered Constantinople.

Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade
Dates of operation	2013 – present
Country	Syria
Active regions	Latakia Governorate Aleppo Governorate
Means of revenue	Turkey
Part of	Free Syrian Army[1] Syrian Turkmen Brigades[1] Sultan Murad Division (2015-2016)[2] Syrian National Army
Allies	Kurdish Front
Opponents	Islamic State Syrian Democratic Forces
Battles and wars	Syrian civil war 2013 Latakia offensive Turkish offensive in northern Syria (2024–present) East Aleppo offensive (2024–2025) Western Syria clashes (December 2024–present) Western Syria clashes (March 2025–present)

History

It was founded in 2013 as a Syrian Turkmen militia in Latakia, funded by Turkey to overthrow Bashar al-Assad.^[3]

It is reportedly responsible for the torture of a man trying to flee to Kurdish-held territory (Sheikh Maqsood, controlled by the People's Protection Units). In 2014, it cooperated with the local Kurdish Front against the Islamic State in the Aleppo Governorate. In 2015, it merged into the Sultan Murad Division, but they later split up again.^[4]

After the fall of Assad (December 2024), it participated in the Manbij clashes and the Western Syria clashes against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.^[5]