President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated 567th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul.
In a post he shared on his Twitter account, President Erdoğan made the following remarks: “I congratulate the 567th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul, one of the most spectacular victories in history, which has ended an era and opened another one. I remember with respect and gratitude all our heroes, especially Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han; who have turned this land into a homeland to us.”
The post also consists of the following saying by Prophet Muhammad: “Istanbul will surely be conquered. Great shall be the commander who conquers it, great will be the army that conquers it.”