Celebration of the 565th anniversary of Istanbuls conquest

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 29: Historic images are projected on the wall of Halic Congress Center during the celebration of the 565th anniversary of Istanbuls conquest by the Ottomans on the shore of Halic Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey on May 29, 2018. On May 29, 1453, Sultan Mehmed II conquered Istanbul, then called Constantinople, from where the Byzantines had ruled the Eastern Roman Empire for more than 1,000 years. The conquest transformed the city, once the heart of the Byzantine realm, into the capital of the new Ottoman Empire. (Photo by Erhan Elaldi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)