The fall of Constantinople, on May 29,1453 was the final phase of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars and the darkest page in Greek history ...

Sultan Mehmet II, also known as Mehmet the Conqueror, led an army and conquered Istanbul in 1453. He had planned to conquer Istanbul when he was just a prince, according to data compiled by ...

Braving his enemies, he attempts the unthinkable and courageously tries to conquer Constantinople for his people. After marching his heroic group of warriors straight towards Constantinople ...

This episode begins season two of the animated documentary series on the rise of the Ottoman Empire. After conquering ...

Films from Turkey have done well at international festivals for years. But "Conquest 1453" is something new, a homegrown echo of "Troy," ''300" and other dramas that pit ancient civilizations ...

Professor Emecen said Europeans had a negative view of Ottoman history since 1453 due to 'fears' in their minds resulting from the conquest. On Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...

The Turkish president, his entourage and large crowds came together for a "glorious" conquest (fetih) festival to celebrate the 562nd anniversary of the Ottoman takeover of Constantinople in 1453 ...

ISTANBUL, April 27 (KUNA) -- The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is a historical museum in Istanbul that was opened on January 31, 2009; designed to educate people about events that happened 560 years ...

After parrying centuries of jihadi thrusts from Arabs, Constantinople — now Istanbul — was finally sacked by Turks in 1453, and Hagia ... When Muslims conquer non-Muslim territories ...