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"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a 1953 novelty song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. It was written on the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans . The lyrics humorously refer to the official renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul .
The Nunsense concept originated as a line of greeting cards featuring a nun offering tart quips with a clerical slant. The cards caught on so quickly that Goggin decided to expand the concept into a cabaret show called The Nunsense Story, which opened for a four-day run at Manhattan's Duplex and remained for 38 weeks, encouraging its creator to expand it into a full-length theater production.
"James K. Polk" is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, about the United States president of the same name. Originally released in 1990 as a B-side to the single "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)", its first appearance on a studio album was 1996's Factory Showroom.
Puttin on the Ritz is a Jazz standard more than 20 years older than Istanbul (Not Constantinople) and by today standards the latter's composers would lose any lawsuit for plagiarism. ~~ You are correct, Istanbul evolved from Constantinople. The derivation is as follows: Constantinople was known as the "City" (Πόλις, Polis).
Turkish music and lyrics are by Şanar Yurdatapan. [4] ... External videos; Sezen Aksu - Olmaz Olsun: Ezgi Mola & Tolga Çevik - Olmaz Olsun: Gerçekleri Tarih Yazar
The Conquest of Constantinople (Turkish: İstanbul'un Fethi) is a 1951 Turkish adventure film directed by Aydın G. Arakon . [1] It was the first film of the "Ottomans v. Byzantines" genre which became very popular in Turkey. [2] The film depicts the Fall of Constantinople (1453). It was shown in the United States in 1954.
A full amnesty is guaranteed for all Ottoman subjects involved in recent events in the regions of European Turkey, and all persons who are detained as a result of this, as well as those exiled or removed from their homeland, will immediately be allowed to enter without restriction.
An image from a National Library of France BnF Grec 1208 (12th century) [1] believed to be a representation of the Church of the Holy Apostles. The Church of the Holy Apostles (Greek: Ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, Agioi Apostoloi; Turkish: Havariyyun Kilisesi), also known as the Imperial Polyandrion (imperial cemetery), was a Byzantine Eastern Orthodox church in Constantinople, capital of ...