First, I would like to begin saying that the fall of Constantinople was a historical fact which, in the classical periodization, and according to some historians, marked the end of the Middle Ages in Europe and the end of the last vestige of the Roman Empire of the East. Due to this fact, Hagia Sophia, a church, was converted into a mosque of Sultan Mehmed II. This had a huge impact on Christianity and the Holy Roman Empire, as it provoked the rise of Islam, which soon spread to North Africa. Another impact was when capital was renamed Constantinople to Istanbul, to reflect the cultural and political change of the nation. The capture of Constantinople had led the Turks to acquire a foothold on European soil and led them to gain a permanent
