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coldblood11 In reply to Franken98 [2014-04-01 13:12:38 +0000 UTC]

Modern-day Istanbul was called Istanbul only after the Turkish Revolution, as far as I know. Constantinople (Konstantiniyye) was the city's official name until 1923.

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Franken98 In reply to coldblood11 [2014-04-20 19:00:59 +0000 UTC]

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coldblood11 In reply to Franken98 [2014-04-21 16:58:30 +0000 UTC]

The Konstantiniyye the Ottomans lived in wasn't just a city with cultures from all across the Ottoman Empire. It was a multicultural city which inhabited all sorts of Europeans and Asians. Calling it Istanbul would state the fact that it was a city with a predominantly Turkish culture, which is wrong.

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Franken98 In reply to coldblood11 [2014-04-21 17:40:17 +0000 UTC]

"wasn't just a city with cultures from across the Ottoman Empire. It was multicultural". mate that's the same thing, multi=many. I'll accept it was only called Istanbul after the revolution but it most definitely wasn't Constantinople, at least to the majority of residents. 

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coldblood11 In reply to Franken98 [2014-04-25 14:11:31 +0000 UTC]

What I meant to say is that Constantinople didn't just have many cultures from the rest of the Ottoman Empire, it had much more cultures from the rest of Europe: Italian, German, French, Spanish, etc. While the capital of an Asian empire, the city, from books and such, had an irregular European character.

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iveljo In reply to coldblood11 [2015-04-23 08:44:21 +0000 UTC]

You can't deny its history and its beginnings. For the greater part of a century and a few hundred or so years it was known to be Constantinople. This is historical as this was its name for the greater part of known history in the region. Calling it Istanbul refers to its modern view and not its ancient view. Before Constantinople it wasn't much then it became great. The Ottoman Empire coming later in time took over the city through war and changed its cultural demographic completely. If you want to be humble and honest to known facts you call it historical Constantinople, but if you want to be speaking in the present you say Istanbul. As simple as that.

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uvar In reply to mauank [2008-09-20 10:56:35 +0000 UTC]

In old time this sity call "Constantinople"

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mauank In reply to uvar [2008-09-20 22:06:00 +0000 UTC]

yea i know many old times
but we live this times

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uvar In reply to mauank [2008-09-21 09:03:04 +0000 UTC]

And so? In this picture represented the old city. Old ships, old buildings etc.

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mauank In reply to uvar [2008-09-21 17:26:26 +0000 UTC]

yea i see it
1453 this year is very old year
a long time this city names is istanbul
i think u know
and i know before this city names is constantinople
to belong to past days
i love this city

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64Cartridge In reply to mauank [2012-10-10 02:59:38 +0000 UTC]

It wasn't Offically Istanbul untill the Ottomen Empire Crumbled in the first world war. Kostantiniyye was the Ottomen Capital, Istanbul, along with many names, were just nicknames before the founding of modern turky.

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AMELIANVS In reply to 64Cartridge [2013-01-19 11:37:13 +0000 UTC]

Thats right,and even name Istanbul actualy comes from greek language.

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64Cartridge In reply to AMELIANVS [2013-01-19 11:40:16 +0000 UTC]

Yea, for, it was a nick name, without looking it up I think it was 'istanpolin', meaning in the city.

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uvar In reply to Ann-McLaren [2008-04-06 20:50:53 +0000 UTC]

On the contrary! I am very glad so a picture have liked that you have added it in featured! Thanks you!

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deviaanwraath In reply to uvar [2010-09-29 01:21:10 +0000 UTC]

Must...Worship...Sorry for the leeching, but I ask you this:
Can I use this in my Graduation Project? (It's a comparison between two things...I chose Old and New Rome )
Don't worry, I shall not take credit for it!

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Ann-McLaren In reply to uvar [2008-04-09 11:13:32 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome

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