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Like Istanbul itself, forms without the initial i-are attested from early on in the Middle Ages, first in Arabic sources of the 10th century [34] and Armenian ones of the 12th. Some early sources also attest to an even shorter form Bulin , based on the Greek word Poli(n) alone without the preceding article. [ 35 ] (
During most of the Middle Ages, the latter part of the Byzantine era, Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city on the European continent and at times the largest in the world. [54] [55] Constantinople is generally considered to be the center and the "cradle of Orthodox Christian civilization". [56] [57]
Constantinople [a] (see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman empires between its consecration in 330 until 1930, when it was renamed to Istanbul.
This partial list of city nicknames in Turkey compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Turkey are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Depiction of Istanbul, then known in English as Constantinople, from Young Folks' History of Rome by Charlotte Mary Yonge. Neolithic artifacts, uncovered by archeologists at the beginning of the 21st century, indicate that Istanbul's historic peninsula was settled as far back as the 6th millennium BCE. [1]
In March 1995, twenty-three people were killed and hundreds were injured in the incidents called Gazi Massacre in Istanbul. The events began with an armed attack on several coffee shops in the neighborhood, where an Alevi religious leader was killed. Protests occurred both in Gazi and Ümraniye district on the Asian side of İstanbul. Police ...
Kadir Topbaş becomes mayor of Greater Istanbul. March 9, 2004 attack on Istanbul restaurant. 12 and 15 May: Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held. 28–29 June: City hosts 2004 Istanbul summit. [14] 11 December: İstanbul Modern museum of art opened. 2005 – April: Sabancı Performing Arts Center opens in Tuzla. 2006 – 6 June: Kanyon Shopping ...
In European history, "post-classical" is synonymous with the medieval time or Middle Ages, the period of history from around the 5th century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions ...