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On 10 September 1509, tragedy struck the city of Constantinople (now called Istanbul) when it was hit with one of the most devastating earthquakes in its history.

At approximately 10:00 pm, the city shook from a quake with a magnitude of 7.2. This quake also caused a tsunami to hit the city in middle of the night. Constantinople and the surrounding areas suffered from aftershocks and smaller tsunamis for forty-five days after the initial quake. The damage was so extensive at the time, that thousands of people left the city only to return a couple months later.

Thousands of homes were utterly demolished in the devastation and 109 mosques were either destroyed by the quake or demolished after being condemned. What’s even more disheartening is that it is estimated that more than 10,000 to 13,000 people lost their lives in the 45 days of devastation Some also believe that members of the Ottoman Dynasty may have perished in the quake as well.

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I am an army veteran turned college student. I was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in 2010 through 2011. While serving in the military I obtained many awards including medals of achievement. In October 2013, I was honorably discharged from my active duty service and returned home to pursue a career in music theory and composition.