The first version of Topkapı Palace (a palace near Yedikule, then Topkapı), the Fatih Mosque and its complex, and the first section of the Grand Bazaar were built in this period. Turks from Anatolia and Greeks and Armenians from the Balkans were settled in Istanbul; the cosmopolitan identity of the city was deliberately reconstituted.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Mehmed the Conqueror's Rebuilding of Istanbul?
- After the conquest of Constantinople, Mehmed actively rebuilt the city.
- When did Mehmed the Conqueror's Rebuilding of Istanbul happen?
- 1453 CE
- Where did Mehmed the Conqueror's Rebuilding of Istanbul take place?
- İstanbul