The city of Istanbul was the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
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Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey. Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
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Istanbul is located in Turkey.
Turkey is the country that is found on two continents, Europe and Asia, and has the Bosporus Strait running through its capital city, Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world that spans two continents: Europe and Asia. The Bosphorus Strait serves as the natural boundary between the two continents within the city.
The northernmost country capital is Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.
The city of Istanbul is located in Turkey.
Istanbul is a type of snake.
1. Istanbul is the capital of Turkey. 2. Istanbul is on the coasts of the Marmara Sea.
Istanbul is a city itself not a country, is it does not have a capital. However, it used to be the capital of Ottoman and Byzantine Empires consecutively. After the Republic of Turkey was established the capital of the new republic was moved to Ankara, so Istanbul currently is not a capital of any country either.
Turkey's capital was Constantinople. It was renamed to Istanbul.
Istanbul was the capital city of Ottoman Empire. Under the name Constantinople, it was the capital city for Roman and Byzantine Empire, beginning with Constantine the Great.When the empire became the nation of Turkey after World War I, the capital was relocated to Ankara (in Anatolia, or eastern Turkey).
Istanbul the city is within (and the capital of) Istanbul province.
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It sounds as if you may be thinking of Istanbul, but it is not a capital city.
No, although istanbul is the biggest city in turkey it is infact not the capital . ANKARA is . this is because ankara is in the center of turkey - and if there were to be a war it would be harder for the other country to invade the capital - whereas if it was istanbul - then it would be easier to take over the capital first and eventually the whole country . :
There is no state in Turkey,İstanbul is not a state so there is no capital. There are 81 cities in Turkey and İstanbul is one of them.
Turkey did not yet exist as a country in 1915. It was still part of the Ottoman Empire. The capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 was Constantinople, the city now known as Istanbul.