556 years ago, the Ottoman Turks would capture the last great bastion of Christianity in the Middle Ages. Created by Emperor Constantine as his new capital, Constantinople became a symbol of Eastern Christianity, education, power, and diplomacy.

On the eve of the comemoration, I invite you all to a debate - do you think the Fall of Constantinople could have been avoided, and if so, for how long? Present your arguments.

My personal opinion - impossible. Given the factors that caused the fall of the capital, and subsequently the empire, it was impossible for Constantinople not to be conquered, sooner or later.

Have a good debate gentlemen.