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This is the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and a city that commands the Bosporus
Straits.
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Black Sea
Constantinople
This city, founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 330 AD, is
located between the Mediterranean and Black seas. Constantine
transferred the center of the imperial government there, from Rome. It
was conquered by the Turks in 1453.
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Istanbul
rranean Sea, and was once
Janissaries
This country is located between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and was once
the heart of the Ottoman Empire.
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Suleyman
Turkey
This Ottoman Sultan was known for both his attempted conquests of
Europe and for sponsoring the arts and architecture in his Empire.
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These were the infantry troops and palace guard of the Ottoman Empire in its early years,
comprised largely of Christian males.
This is an inland body of water found to the north of modern-day
Turkey and is connected to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles.
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• This is the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and a city that commands the Bosporus Straits. - Istanbul. When today's Turkey was created, the capital city was moved from Istanbul to Ankara.
• This city, founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 330 AD, is located between the Mediterranean and Black seas. Constantine transferred the center of the imperial government there, from Rome. It was conquered by the Turks in 1453. - Constantinople. After the conquest of Constantinople, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed moved his court there and made it the capital of the Ottoman State instead of Adrianople. Constantinople was renamed Istanbul in 1930.
• This country is located between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and was once the heart of the Ottoman Empire. - Turkey. What we know today as the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923.
• This Ottoman Sultan was known for both his attempted conquests of Europe and for sponsoring the arts and architecture in his Empire. - Suleiman. Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the 10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1520 to 1566.
• These were the infantry troops and palace guard of the Ottoman Empire in its early years, comprised largely of Christian males. - Janissaries. The term comes from the Ottoman Turkish يڭيچرى‎ (yeñiçeri), meaning "new soldier." These elite units constitute the first modern standing army in Europe. They were originally composed of kidnapped young Christians.
• This is an inland body of water found to the north of modern-day Turkey and is connected to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles. - Black Sea.