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Istanbul [b] is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic , cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey , [ 3 ] and is the most populous city in Europe [ c ] and ...
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. Bursa "Green Bursa" [1] Istanbul "Augusta Antonina" "New Rome" / "Second Rome"
Istanbul, Türkiye's economic and cultural capital, is the largest city with a population of 15.84 million in its metropolitan area as of 2021. Ankara, the capital of Türkiye and Türkiye’s second-largest city, has a population of 5.7 million in its metropolitan area as of 2021.
Constantinople [a] (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire; 330–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453 ...
İstanbul originally was not used for the entire city, instead the name referred to the core of Istanbul—the walled city. [18] İstanbul was the common name for the city in normal speech in Turkish even before the conquest of 1453, [citation needed] but in official use by the Ottoman authorities other names, such as Kostantiniyye, were ...
a city; Population of Istanbul: 14,804,116; ... People from Istanbul. ... the largest stadium of Turkey Ülker Sports and Event Hall.
East Thrace has an area of 23,757 km 2, 3.1% of Turkey's internal area; the population density is around 515/km 2, compared to about 98/km 2 for Asiatic Turkey. The two continents are separated by the Dardanelles , the Bosphorus (collectively known as the Turkish straits ) and the Sea of Marmara , a route of about 361 km (224 mi).
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, is an example of Ottoman imperial architecture. The Hala Sultan Tekke in Larnaca, Cyprus, is an example of Ottoman provincial architecture. As the resting place of Umm Haram, it is one of the holiest sites in Islam and an important pilgrimage site for the largely secular Turkish Cypriot community.