Istanbal is unique because it was once the city of constantinople which was the capital of the Byzantine empire then the Ottoman Empire after there conguest of Byzantine empire, it is the capital of Turkey, and it is the port city where the small strait is that leads from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea.
I think you mean Istanbul? It is the largest city in Turkey.
The city has been called Istanbul since the 1920s and is in Turkey.
Constantinople (note the correct spelling) changed it's name to Istanbul in 1930. Today, the city generates 55% of Turkey's trade and 45% of the country's wholesale trade, and generates 21.2% of Turkey's gross national product. It is a thriving big city.
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Istanbul and Tehran both have populations of 3 more than five million people.
Turkey is the name of the state Istanbul is the biggest city
Istanbul then Constantiople but they renamed it Istanbul.
"old city" istanbul is surrounded by city walls , so new istanbul must be out of city walls
The city of Istanbul, Turkey
The largest city is Istanbul. It has an estimated population of 12,829,960 in 2009.
Istanbul the city is within (and the capital of) Istanbul province.
Istanbul is a nice city.
Istanbul located in north-western Turkey.
Istanbul on the Bosphorus.
When the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, they renamed the city Istanbul. The city still retains that name, Istanbul, Turkey.
i think it's turkey, but that's the country it is in. The modern mane of the city is Istanbul.
Istanbul is a primate city because it is more than twice the size of the next largest city in Turkey.