Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
29.05.2017

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

Istanbul celebrates 564th anniversary of Ottoman conquest
Fotoğraf: Erhan Elaldı

A laser and firework show accompanied a band dressed as janissaries – the elite troops of the Ottoman army -- as Istanbul marked the date Sultan Mehmet II’s forces took the city in 1453. The celebrations were organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on the Golden Horn on May 28, 2017.

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