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İstanbul originally was not used for the entire city, instead the name referred to the core of Istanbul—the walled city. [15] 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 ...
The Fatih district, which was named after Mehmed II (Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmed), corresponds to what was the whole of Constantinople until the Ottoman conquest; today it is the capital district and called the historic peninsula of Istanbul on the southern shore of the Golden Horn, across the medieval Genoese citadel of Galata on the northern ...
Humans have lived in the area now known as Istanbul since at least the Neolithic period. The earliest known settlement dates from 6700 BC, discovered in 2008, during the construction works of the Yenikapı subway station and the Marmaray tunnel at the historic peninsula on the European side.
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 ...
The Turks called the city "Istanbul" (although it was not officially renamed until 1930); the name derives from the Greek phrase "στην πόλη", which means "to the city". To this day it remains the largest and most populous city in Turkey, although Ankara is now the national capital.
Originally called Petre, now known dually as Wanganui and Whanganui. Wrocław – in German Breslau, when part of Germany, until 1945. Xi'an – Usually spelt Sian until the 1980s. Formerly Chang'an (長安), the ancient name for the city when it was the capital of China until the name was changed to Xi'an in the Ming dynasty.
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 ...
General Directorate of State Archives of the Republic of Turkey, İstanbul Vilayet Mektupçuluğu, no. 000955, 23 Kânunuevvel 1331 (October 6, 1916) Ordinance of Enver Paşa. Enver Pasha did not change the geographical names belonging to Muslim minorities (i.e. Arabs and Kurds) due to the Ottoman government's role as a Caliphate. [7]