The Ottoman Empire
Istanbul became the capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
The city of Istanbul was the capital of the Ottoman Empire.-Naheelah Hubbard(:
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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.
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 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).
The capital of Turkey is Ankara. Some people mistake the capital of turkey as Istanbul but it is not. It is Said that Istanbul was the capital of the Ottoman empire.
It has changed name twice. Byzantium - Constantinople - Istanbul.
Constantinople. Now modern day Istanbul
Byzantium, which is now Istanbul in Turkey.