"Istanbul: conquered again
03/06/2011
Turkey celebrates a milestone with flags, Janissaries and a mock attack on the city walls. But are the commemorations of the 1453 conquest true to history?
By Cigdem Bugdayci for Southeast European Times in Istanbul -- 03/06/11
Each year on May 29th, a highly embellished re-enactment of the Ottoman conquest is staged in Istanbul. The commemorations are a source of national and religious pride for some, while others say the city's Islamic past is being overemphasised. "
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