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.
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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.
At Istanbul, Egypt, there is the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Both Istanbul and the museum can be said to be famous.
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.
Constantinople.
Constantinople and before that it was Byzantium.
Qustuntunia is Constantinople. Its is now famous with the name of Istanbul. Shaukat Pervaiz shaukatpb@hotmail.com
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).
the old name of istanbul was constantinople
istanbul i guess
Istanbul (Turkish_language: İstanbul), historically known as Byzantiumand Constantinople
Istanbul was once called Constantinople and before that Byzantium.