The Conquest of Constantinople explained

The Conquest of Constantinople
Director:	Aydin Arakon
Starring:	Sami Ayanoğlu
Country:	Turkey
Language:	Turkish
Runtime:	1h 35min

The Conquest of Constantinople (Turkish: İstanbul'un Fethi) is a 1951 Turkish adventure film directed by .^[1] It was the first film of the "Ottomans v. Byzantines" genre which became very popular in Turkey.^[2] The film depicts the Fall of Constantinople (1453). It was shown in the United States in 1954.

Cast

• Sami Ayanoğlu – Mehmed II
• Resit Gürzap – Candarli Halil Pasha
• Cahit Irgat – Constantinos XI

See also

• List of Islamic films

Notes and References

1. Book: Dönmez-Colin, G. . The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema . Taylor & Francis . 2013 . 978-1-317-93726-5 . February 19, 2018 . 45.
2. Book: Gürpınar, Doğan . 2013 . Ottoman/Turkish Visions of the Nation, 1860–1950 . Springer . 54 . 978-1-137-33421-3.