The history of Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire covers the period from the capture of Constantinople by the Turks on 29 May 1453 to the abolition of the Ottoman Empire in 1922 and the transfer of th
View of Istanbul from bird's-eye view (in the foreground – Galata and Golden Horn inlet, behind them – Bosphorus promontory and the Sea of Marmara)
Fatih Mosque
Çinili Köşk
Hagia Sophia
The 1509 Constantinople earthquake, or historically Kıyamet-i Suğra, occurred in the Sea of Marmara on 10 September 1509 at about 22:00. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 ± 0.3 on the s
Collapsing minaret during the earthquake (ink drawing)
Woodcut depicting the effects of the 1509 earthquake