Fall of Constantinople

[The_Doctor]

So it is Greek?

[King Henry V]

I think it's Turkish, since the various Turkish invaders would ask the locals in Anatolia "where does this road lead to?", and they would reply "Is tin polin".

[Byzantine Prince]

Εις την Πολην is greek, not Turkish.

[LeftEyeNine]

For those friends still missing Constantinople,

Istanbul is well and healthy, we are looking after it carefully.. Do not hesitate visiting.. That culture melting-pot city has no equivalent in the whole world.

After all, all empires die somehow. So did the Byzantium. I personally am proud of the Ottoman Empire but not missing it in sorrow..

Byzantian Prince, The picture seems pretty beautiful. Can you drop us a link if there is a wider version is online ?

King Henry V, no evil ever happened after the fall of Istanbul.

God, why did the Truks have to do that?

You can guess the historical reasons behind the conquest of such a strategic city. But there is another reason that the conquest of Istanbul was important :

Hz. Muhammed - the Islamic prophet, had promised his praise upon the one to conquer Istanbul. Ottoman Empire was always a religious empire, since its founder Osman Beg, so such an attempt was unavoidable.