21 July 2016

Crossword by Boffles

Turkey

Across

    1  That of Constantinople was the work of the Fourth Crusade (4)

    3  Eurasian city (8)

    9  Those behind the coup have been subjected to one (5-2)

  10  Popular support has been Erdogan’s greatest (5)

  11  Responsible for the 1ac of Rome but guarded Constantinople (5)

  12  No human ones in mosques (6)

  13  Anatolian area around Izmir long inhabited by Greeks (5)

  15  Feature of the Sultan Ahmed and other mosques (5)

  19  The Janissaries were the elite ones of the Ottoman empire (6)

  21  It was — —  24ac that it became a secular state (3,2)

  23  The Syrian situation has created a perfect one for it (5)

  24  The father of the modern nation (7)

  25  Victorious Spartan admiral based at the Hellespont and agent delivery aircraft (8)

  26  A hammam is its version (4)

 

Down

    1  Part of the Ottoman 2dn supervised by eunuchs (8)

    2  The Sultan’s was situated on 1dn Point (5)

    4  Holy one is a famous 3ac landmark (6)

    5  Mince kebab city (5)

    6  Mehmet II started to …………  Constantinople on 6 April 1453 (7)

    7  French novelist of much intelligence who gave his name to a hill in 3ac (4)

    8  It is on file that this Black Sea port was part of the Ottoman empire (6)

  14  Northern weapons not used at this key section of the Dardanelles (7)

  16  What the fez became when 24ac banned it? (3-3)

  17  It will be lucky to do so before Christmas (6)

  18  Pipe smoked by lady of easy virtue? (6)

  20  Eponymous founder of the Ottoman dynasty (5)

  22  A bitter enemy despite increased Islamisation (4)