Istanbul for the taking
More than just an ancient beauty, the Turkish city is alive with a heady modern soul
by Woo Sian Boon
04:45 AM Apr 12, 2012
Either I conquer Istanbul or Istanbul conquers me.
So said the Ottoman Empire's Sultan Mehmed. He eventually did conquer Constantinople - as the city was then known - and brought an end to the Byzantine rule.
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