The only city in the world spanning two continents, and former capital of three great empires.
The name "Istanbul" is believed to derive from a Greek phrase meaning "to the city" or "in the city," used by the region's Greek-speaking inhabitants to refer to the great city, gradually evolving into its current form.
Istanbul is Turkey's largest city, uniquely positioned as the only city in the world spanning two continents, Europe and Asia, separated by the Bosphorus Strait.
The city was founded in antiquity as Byzantium, later becoming Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. After its conquest by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453, it became the capital of the Ottoman Empire and was renamed Istanbul.
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