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After the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was defeated with its allies. After the Mondros Armistice was signed, a fleet of 55 ships...
Constitutional Period started with the dethroning of Sultan Abdülaziz in August 31, 1876. In place of Sultan Abdülaziz, Abdülhamid...
November 3, 1839 was the beginning of a new period in Istanbul.
The Tulip Age of Ottoman Empire took its name from the enthusiasm of palace residents and prosperous families to grow tulips in the...
The period of 46 years, between 1520 and 1566 when Kanuni Sultan Süleyman reigned the Empire, was a period of expansion for Istanbul,...
Istanbul was rapidly taken under control after the conquest of Constantinople. It was announced that Byzantine Greeks could practice...
In 1453, the seventh sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed the Conqueror, finally conquered Constantinople, a city dreamed of by many...
