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Turks cheering at the end of the 1923 War of Independence

Images of the 1453 Conquest of Constantinople. Multiple paintings, recreations, and other depiction of this historic event.

This old drawing is thought to be from the Byzantine era of the Tekfur Sarayi and thus helps one envision how the palace must have looked at the time.

Delineation of Constantinople from 1422, which does not seem to picture the Tekfur Sarayi. This map helps us understand the landscape around the Tekfur Sarayi at the time it was being built.

Delineation of Constantinople from 1422, which does not seem to picture the Tekfur Sarayi. This map helps us understand the landscape around the Tekfur Sarayi at the time it was being built.

This is the flag of the Byzantine empire. They had many different flags but this one presents the Byzantine Seal.

This is the flag of the Byzantine empire. They had many different flags but this one presents the Byzantine Seal.

This is a virtual recreation of what Constantinople may have looked like under the Byzantine empire. This was the peak in Istanbul's history

This is a virtual recreation of what Constantinople may have looked like under the Byzantine empire. This was the peak in Istanbul's history