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Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks, beginning almost 500 years of Turkish domination.

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Beginning of Time

2005

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Present Day

Note: BCE means that the date is the number of years before the current era (CE/AD).
c. is short for 'circa' and indicates that the date is considered approximate.

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