Ankara is the capitol of Turkey.
Many, many years ago, it was Istanbul.
the capitol of turkey
Ankara
It is Turkey.
The country is Turkey and its capitol is Ankara.
Istanbul
Istanbul
The Country is Syria and the capitol is Damascus.
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, it is not a capital city.
Istanbul, Turkey
The Byzantine empire was in the east. It's capitol was in present day Turkey.
Constantinople is the old, roman, name for the city now called Istanbul. It is the capitol of Turkey.
Might I add that this was in 330 A.D. (C.E.) and is now Istanbul, a major (but not capitol) city in Turkey.