MEHMET THE CONQUEROR'S GATE OF CONQUEST / ISTANBUL

On the first Friday of the conquest of Istanbul, Fatih Sultan Mehmet went out of the city with the army and protocol and entered the city from Edirnekapı with a ceremony. From now on, Edirnekapı would be the gate of the Ottoman Empire, and every sultan would enter the city on horseback on the first Friday of his accession to the throne. Do you know how this special door is today? Shameful and much more...