When Fatih Sultan Mehmet took over Istanbul in 1453, it made a sound all over the world. That lofty city, the capital of the world, Istanbul was now the most important city of the Islamic community. One of the first actions he took after the conquest was to turn Hagia Sophia, the most famous church […]

Istanbul, which was the capital of the Eastern Roman / Byzantine Empire from 379 to 1453, is still one of the important building blocks of Christianity, Christian culture and heritage today. Especially during the reign of Justinian, known as the Golden Age of Eastern Rome, many churches were built. Let’s take a look at these […]