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Discover the Iconic Bosphorus Mansions: Architectural Marvels Contemplating İstanbul's Landmark Waterway

Architectural wonders on Istanbul Waterway: Iconic Bosphorus mansions [PHOTOS]

545 historic Istanbul buildings restored to resist earthquakes

After the 1999 Izmit earthquake, 545 historical buildings in Istanbul, Türkiye were restored to make them earthquake-resistant. The General Directorate.

545 historical buildings in Istanbul made earthquake resistant

Earthquake resistance of historical buildings came to fore after twin earthquakes hit Türkiye on Feb. 6 - Anadolu Agency

Mehmed II | Biography, The Conqueror, Accomplishments, Cannon, & History

Mehmed II, byname Fatih Sultan Mehmed (Turkish: Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror), (born March 30, 1432, Adrianople, Thrace, Ottoman Empire died May 3, 1481, Hunkârçayırı, near Maltepe, near Constantinople), Ottoman sultan from 1444 to 1446 and from 1451 to 1481. A great military leader, he captured Constantinople and conquered the territories in Anatolia and the Balkans that constituted the Ottoman Empire’s heartland for the next four centuries. Mehmed was the fourth son of Murad II by Hümâ Hâtûn, an enslaved girl in Murad’s harem. At the age of 12 he was sent, as tradition required, to Manisa (Magnesia) with his two tutors.