ISTANBUL CELEBRATES 553RD ANNIVERSARY OF CONQUEST

From: Info-Prod Research (Middle East) | Date: May 31, 2006 | Copyright information

According to Turkiye, celebrations were held in Istanbul marking the 553rd anniversary of the city's conquest by the Ottomans. Greater Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas said that the conquest of Istanbul by Ottoman Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror had closed one era and opened a new ...

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