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Who changed constantinople into instanbul?

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Chytis98

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Constantinople was conquered by the ottoman Turks in 1453. The Turks used both the name Kostantiniyye in their official documents, and Istanbul was the was the popular name. The Europeans continued to call it Constantinople. In 1923 the Turkish government decided that Istanbul was to be the sole name of the city.

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