The prime minister of Turkey Recep
Tayyip Erdogan has called the time of Christian
emperors in Byzantium "a dark chapter" in
history.
In Erdogan's view, in the fifteenth century,
after invasion of Constantinople by Muslims, began
"the time of enlightenment," reports
Kath.net.
The speech of the conservative Turkish prime minister was
made during the laying of the foundation of the new road
bridge over the Bosphorus in Istanbul that took place on
May 29--the anniversary of Ottoman invasion of the
Byzantine empire 1453.
“We are continuing to write the history today,"
said Erdogan during the ceremony.
The Turkish authorities have celebrated the anniversary of
the victory over Byzantium by a series of festivities.
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