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Suleiman the Magnificent's love
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04 Sep 2006 Mon 12:31 pm |
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Quoting natiypuspi: Quoting libralady: Call me a killjoy, but surely he would not have known about Istanbul then? as it was called Constantinople - please correct me if I am wrong :-S |
I'm afraid that Istanbul is correct because Constantinople is a greek name. Actually the first name of the city was Bizance. In 330 AC, was called Constantinople by Contantino Emperor, up to 1453, when türks got the city. During Ottoman Age, was known by both ways: Constantinople and Istanbul. |
Thanks for putting me right - I must read more history 
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04 Sep 2006 Mon 12:52 pm |
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Greeks, due to brevity reasons, were using the name Poli (city) for Constantinoupoli.
The modern Turkish name İstanbul comes from the Greek words εις την Πόλη ([is tin poli], in rapid speech [istimboli]) or στην Πόλη ([stimboli]), meaning 'in the city' or 'to the city'.
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