Istanbul

[ is-tahn-bool, -tan-; is-tahn-bool, -tan-; Turkish is-tahm-bool ]

noun

1. a port in northwestern Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.

Istanbul

/ ˌɪstænˈbuːl /

noun

1. a port in NW Turkey, on the western (European) shore of the Bosporus: the largest city in Turkey; founded in about 660 bc by Greeks; refounded by Constantine the Great in 330 ad as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; taken by the Turks in 1453 and remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until 1922; industrial centre for shipbuilding, textiles, etc. Pop: 9 760 000 (2005 est)) Ancient nameByzantium Former name (330–1926)Constantinople

Istanbul

1. Largest city in Turkey , located in the northwestern part of the country on both sides of the Bosporus .

Notes

Formerly called Byzantium, then Constantinople , the city was the capital consecutively of the eastern branch of the Roman Empire , of the Byzantine Empire , and of the Ottoman Empire .

It is the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church .

Example Sentences

The crowded shopping bazaar in the Istanbul district of Esenyurt is popular with the thousands of Syrian refugees who live in the region.

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The jury heard that after arriving in Istanbul, he told his handlers that he was too "afraid" to fly to Iran because the aircraft was "30 years old".

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I'm often overwhelmed by guilt when I call him from Istanbul, where I’ve fled to with my wife and two children.

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Just like in Istanbul, we scored early in the second half against Fulham and we equalised with 20 minutes to go.

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So, as he reflected on being red carded by another leading official in French referee Clement Turpin in Istanbul, Mourinho made reference to the previous incident.

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