jozeercoco jozeercoco 28-10-2020 History contestada PLEASE HURRY!!!! Why was it important to Mehmed II that the Ottomans conquer Constantinople? He believed it to be a holy city for Shia Muslims. He wanted to free the large enslaved Janissary population. It was the capital city and the key to creating a strong empire. It was strategically located on the Caspian Sea.