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The former name of Istanbul is: Constantinople
Before is was renamed Constantinople (in honor of the Roman emperor Constantine, this city was called Byzantium and New Rome).
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Former name of constantinople?
Istanbul
Constantinople was the name of this former city.?
Byzantium.
How do you spell constenlyopil?
The former name for the Turkish capital city of Istanbul is spelt Constantinople.
What is the former name of Turkey?
The Republic Of Turkey was founded in 1923 when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his followers overthrew the corrupt rulers of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was the predecessor of modern day Turkey.
What was former name ofconstanopile?
Old Constantinople, long known informally as Istanbul, officially adopted the name in 1930.
What does Istanbul stand for?
the largest capital and former capital of turkey The name is derived from the Greek "Ein ten polin" (into the city)
What current city was once known as Constantinpole?
Constantinople is the former name of the city of Istanbul which is the capital of Turkey. The name change was after the Republic of Turkey was established in 1923.
Old name of istanbul?
the old name of istanbul was constantinople
What is new name of qustuntunia?
istanbul i guess
What was the former capital of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire?
I think you are asking about Istanbul, but Istanbul was never a capital of independent Turkey. Atatürk moved the capital from Istanbul to Ankara early in his reign as Turkish President.
What is the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Turkey?
I think you meant Ayasofya which is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
What famous name did Istanbul have?
Istanbul was called Istanbul in 1929 and for decades prior.The famous name you are referring to, CONSTANTINOPLE, was used up until the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453 when the Turkish name "Istanbul" was used. However, Istanbul remained an unofficial name until Atatürk made it official in 1929.
