https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/31/turkey-celebrates-558-years-of-illegal-occupation-of-constantinople/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 09:12:40 -0400<![CDATA[While Americans were celebrating Memorial Day and remembering those who had given their lives in defense of our freedoms, wanna-be EU member Turkey held a celebration of an entirely different variety &#8211; 558 years of their illegal occupation of the Christian capital city of Constantinople. The city (renamed by the Ottoman occupiers as Istanbul) was sacked by Sultan Mohammad II on May 29, 1453 in what is now known as the Byzantine nakba (or, catastrophe).]]>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:38:50 -0400<![CDATA[Patrick Poole]]>https://pjmedia.com/patrick-poole/2011/05/31/turkey-celebrates-558-years-of-illegal-occupation-of-constantinople-n147990