From Roman to Ottoman, Istanbul hosted several civilizations and religions throughout history all of whom have left behind beautiful houses of worship to.
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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.
On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Türkiye on Saturday (29 October2022), Việt Nam News presents an article written by Ambassador of Türkiye to Việt Nam, Haldun Tekneci.