Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire - Paperback
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On Tuesday, May 29, 1453, the young Sultan Mehemmed, known to history as "the Conqueror," launched the final assault against the walls of Constantinople and added that imperial capital, as coping stone; to the Empire that his fathers had conquered. As the Sultan's Imam intoned the Muslim creed within the walls of Hagia Sophia, the Greek cathedral become a Turkish mosque, and the curtain went up...
Bernard Lewis, who was holds degrees from the Universities of London and Paris, is a professor of the History of the Near and Middle East in the School of Oriental and African studies at the University of London. He is the author of book about Turkey, Islamic religion and culture, and the Arab world.
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