Turkey Marks 567th Anniversary of Istanbul’s Conquest Conquest ends 1,058-year-old Byzantine Empire, Istanbul becomes new capital of Ottoman Empire ISTANBUL Turkey celebrated on Friday the 567th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul, dubbed as the start of a new era. Istanbul, an international city, was besieged 28 times throughout history before its conquest in 1453 […]
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Istanbul’s reverted Hagia Sophia Mosque welcomes millions in a year Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque marks the first anniversary of its reversion to a mosque Saturday and in one year, it received more than 3 million visitors It was an iconic moment in Istanbul and Turkey’s history when Hagia Sophia left behind its status as a […]
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‘Inferno’ brings together trio to Istanbul Bestselling writer Dan Brown, Oscar-winning director Ron Howard and actor Tom Hanks, the epitome of Hollywood, have become an inseparable trio that works for so many reasons, even if some of them are not the right ones. Howard brings to screen Brown’s fictional Harvard University professor of religious iconology […]
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Istanbul among four megacities of Europe Istanbul now sits firmly among Europe’s “Big Four” megacities alongside London, Moscow and Paris, according to an international report. JLL, a global financial and professional services firm that specializes in commercial real estate services and investment management, made the revelation in a report titled “Istanbul on the World Stage” […]
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