Turkish delight in epic film Fetih 1453
The turbans-and-testosterone CGI retelling of sultan's conquest of Constantinople feeds on appetite for imperial Ottoman past
It's the film that is making millions of Turkish hearts swell with even more patriotic pride than usual. Fetih 1453, a turbans-and-testosterone epic, has not just smashed all Turkish box office records with its all-action, CGI retelling of Mehmet II's capture of the old Byzantine capital, Constantinople, it is being hailed as a reaffirmation that a resurgent Turkey still has world-conquering blood in its veins.
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