3. Istanbul is the
capital ofTurkey
Santa Sofia is in
Istanbul. First it
was a mosque
and now a museum
4. History
Turkey was under the control of:
• Persia (V century BC)
• Greece (fourth century BC)
• Sparta (fourth century BC)
• Rome (Emperor Constantine named the city of
Istanbul as Constantinople) (II century BC to IV
century AD)
This is the
Library of Celsus,
in Efeso (Turkey)
5. History
• It becomes Byzantine (fourth century A.D.).
He built the Basilica of St. Sophia.
• In the fifteenth century it was conquered by the
Ottoman army (the capital city was renamed
Istambul)