This plan should be called Operation Mehmed the Conqueror, honoring the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, who, after conquering Constantinople in 1453, swiftly eliminated all rivals and cemented his rule.

You’ll struggle to find a place as unique as this fascinating but compact Bosnian city, famed for ancient relics like Stari Most (the old bridge) and the towering minaret of Koski Mehmed Pasha ...