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Names of Istanbul. The city of Istanbul has been known by a number of different names. The most notable names besides the modern Turkish name are Byzantium, Constantinople, and Stamboul. Different names are associated with different phases of its history, with different languages, and with different portions of it.
The name İstanbul (Ottoman Turkish: استانبول; pronounced [isˈtanbuɫ] ⓘ, colloquially [ɯsˈtambuɫ]) is commonly held to derive from the Medieval Greek phrase eis tḕn Pólin (εἰς τὴν Πόλιν, pronounced [is tim ˈbolin]), literally 'to the city' [20] and is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks. This ...
The new Istanbul airport is one of the biggest airports in the world in terms of passenger traffic. [58] [59] In November 2022, a street bombing in Istanbul's lively Istiklal Avenue killed six people and wounded over 80. Turkish authorities blamed the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as well as Syrian Kurdish militia (YPG). The PKK ...
Enver Pasha issued an edict in 1916 that all place names originating from non-Muslim peoples would be changed. Place name changes in Turkey have been undertaken, periodically, in bulk from 1913 to the present by successive Turkish governments. Thousands of names within the Turkish Republic or its predecessor the Ottoman Empire have been changed ...
CITY GUIDES: The centre of Turkish history, cutting-edge art and affordable and authentic cuisine, Istanbul is rich with mini-neighbourhoods to explore. Vicky Smith gives a steer on where to start
Timeline of Istanbul. Prehistory and origin of Istanbul. Byzantium. The history of the city proper begins when Greek settlers from Megara establish Byzantium on the European side of the Bosphorus (660 BC) Byzantium officially becomes a part of the Roman Empire (73 AD) Emperor Constantine I presents a representation of the city of Constantinople.
Five years, renewable. Inaugural holder. Pepe Salih Paşa (Ottoman Empire) Haydar Yuluğ (Republic of Turkey) Formation. 13 July 1855 11 July 1958 26 March 1984 (As Metropolitan Municipality) Website. ibb.istanbul. This is a list of mayors of Istanbul, Turkey. This covers the Ottoman Empire to the modern day Republic of Turkey; the name of the ...
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".