Battle of Otlukbeli 1473: Sultan Mehmed II defeats Uzun Hasan
On this day, August 11, 1473, Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror defeated the Turkomen confederacy of the Aq Qoyunlu (white sheep) led by Uzun Hasan in the battle of Otlukbeli. Uzun was Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror's main adversary in eastern Anatolia. His battle with Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II was unavoidable due to his collaboration with Christian countri…
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Hagia Sophia: A Symbolic Bridge between East and West
Due to its unique geographical location, Istanbul connects Asia and Europe. The city is located on both sides of the Bosphorus, a strait that divides two continents. Its length is around 31 kilometres (19.3 miles), while its width is significantly less than 1 kilometre (0.6 miles). Boats have been used to transport travellers across the chasm for millennia,…
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The Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople 1453 from Christianity to an Islamic City
On May 29, 1453, the Ottoman Army, led by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, seized Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Ottomans established an empire and one of the most powerful empires as a result of this conquest, and the Eastern Roman Empire fell and the Constantinople city became an Islamic city (in Turkish-Istanbul). Following the …
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