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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]
14 January: Istanbul Chamber of Commerce established. 1883 School of Economics established. [6] Orient Express (Paris–Istanbul) begins operating. Drita Albanian magazine begins publishing. 1886 1 September: Getronagan Armenian High School established. Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque built. 1887 Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque built. Hidayet Mosque rebuilt. 1890
Throughout most of its history, Istanbul has ranked among the largest cities in the world. By 500 CE, Constantinople had somewhere between 400,000 and 500,000 people, edging out its predecessor, Rome, for the world's largest city. [183]
Simple English; Slovenčina; ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... History of Istanbul (10 C, 16 P) I. Images of Istanbul ...
Istanbul, the city nestled along the Bosphorus strait for more than 2,500 years, takes another small step on its journey through history this week as voters decide who will lead the metropolis for ...
The Ottoman archives are a collection of historical sources related to the Ottoman Empire and a total of 39 nations whose territories one time or the other were part of this Empire, including 19 nations in the Middle East, 11 in the EU and Balkans, three in the Caucasus, two in Central Asia, Cyprus, as well as the Republic of Turkey.
A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul is a non-fiction book by Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet, published in 2010 by Cambridge University Press. The book covers the period of Ottoman rule, beginning in 1453 and ending in 1922.
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