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Istanbul During the Ottoman Empire

by Istanbul Trails

Ottomans at the Gate
The Seljuks had become a force to be reckoned with, growing from a small principality in Anatolia to a powerful army, known as the Ottomans. They ruled over the Balkans, the area all around Constantinople and much of the remainder of the Byzantine Empire.
The fall of Constantinople can be attributed directly to [...]

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When Istanbul Was Constantinople

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in City Trip, Istanbul Facts & Figures

In 334 AD, the city was invaded by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, an act that was to shape the city’s destiny for the next 1000 years. Constantine crossed the Bosphorus to Chyrsopolis, now Üsküdar. He gained control of the city and declared it Nova Roma, or New Rome, the second capital of the Roman [...]

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