Jacob Notaras (Greek: Ιάκωβος Νοταράς; c. 1439 – c. 1491), also erroneously called Isaac, was a Byzantine aristocrat who survived the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
[2] Jacob was said to be exceptionally beautiful, and caught the attention of the sultan when the conqueror visited the house of Notaras.
Three days afterwards, Loukas Notaras was executed along with his son and son-in-law, while Jacob was reserved for the pleasure of the sultan.
Critobulus confirms that Mehmet II took slaves during the fall of Constantinople and noted that: "As for the Sultan, he was sensual rather than acquisitive, and more interested in people than in goods.
"[4] One of the concubines (sex slaves) in the Ottoman Imperial harem of Sultan Mehmet II was Çiçek Hatun, who was herself referred to as a slave-girl captured during the fall of Constantinople.