Rumeli Fortress

This fortress, built in 1452, is located at the narrowest part of the Bosphorus River near the entry to the Black Sea. The Turks used this Fortress as a way of controlling river traffic and protecting the River in preparation for taking over Constantinople in 1453.

Istanbul

November 10th 2008
The city of Istanbul was established as Byzantium in 667 BC. From 330 AD to 1453 AD, during the Roman and Byzantine period, and after the Ottoman conquest in 1453 AD, it was called Constantinople. It received its current name in 1930. Located on the Bosphorus Strait, it now boasts a population of over 11 million, being the fourth largest city proper in the world. It is the only city in the wor ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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