Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

İstanbul

/istanbul/Roman

English meaning: Istanbul

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Türkiye'nin en büyük şehri ve ekonomik başkenti; eski adı Konstantinopolis'tir. Boğaz'ın her iki yakasında konumlanan İstanbul, Hagia Sophia ve Topkapı Sarayı gibi yapılarıyla UNESCO Dünya Mirası alanıdır.

English Definition

Turkey's largest city and economic capital, formerly known as Constantinople (capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires). Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with monuments like the Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace. It is a major global trade hub.

Example

İstanbul, dünyanın en tarihi şehirlerinden biridir.

In English: Istanbul is one of the most historic cities in the world.

Synonyms

  • Konstantinopolis
  • Bizans

Literary Heritage

Her şehir kendi rüyasını yaşar; Anadolu ise hepsini birden rüyasında barındırır.

Every city lives its own dream; but Anatolia harbors them all within its dream.

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar · Novelist / Poet · 20th century

Beş Şehir

Beş Şehir (Five Cities), essay on Ankara, 1946

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