Istanbul [is-tahn-bool, -tan-; is-tahn-boo l, -tan-; Turkish is-tahm-boo l] Examples noun
- a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
Also Stambul, Stamboul. Formerly Constantinople. Examples from the Web for istanbul Contemporary Examples of istanbul
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Arab warplanes flew deadly missions along with American jets over Syria early Tuesday morning.
Arab Kings vs. ISIS Barbarians
Christopher Dickey
September 23, 2014
ISTANBUL, Turkey — The lifeblood of the death-dealing Islamic State is diesel fuel.
Is NATO Ally Turkey Tacitly Fueling the ISIS War Machine?
Thomas Seibert
September 8, 2014
Steven Sotloff checked into Room 303 at the Hotel Istanbul on August 1, 2013.
Was U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff a Marked Man?
Ben Taub
September 2, 2014
He traveled to Turkey, and someone told his family that he had been seen in a Burger King in Istanbul.
American Jihadis Douglas McCain and Troy Kastigar: From Losers to Martyrs
Michael Daly
August 28, 2014
Residents of an upscale Istanbul neighborhood flocked to their windows this month to watch a neighbor brutally beat his wife.
Turkey’s Rampant Domestic Violence Problem
Emily Feldman
July 18, 2014
Historical Examples of istanbul
The most traveled and most famous is that from Belgrade to Istanbul.
Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for istanbul Istanbul noun
- a port in NW Turkey, on the western (European) shore of the Bosporus: the largest city in Turkey; founded in about 660 bc by Greeks; refounded by Constantine the Great in 330 ad as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; taken by the Turks in 1453 and remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until 1922; industrial centre for shipbuilding, textiles, etc. Pop: 9 760 000 (2005 est))Ancient name: Byzantium Former name (330–1926): Constantinople
Word Origin and History for istanbul Istanbul
Turkish name of Constantinople, a corruption of Greek phrase eis tan (ten) polin “into the city,” which is how the local Greek population referred to it. Picked up in Turkish 16c., though Turkish folk etymology traces the name to Islam bol “plenty of Islam.” Greek polis “city” has been adopted into Turkish as a place-name suffix as -bolu.
istanbul in Culture Istanbul [(is-tahm-bool, is-tam-bool, is-tahm-boohl, is-tam-boohl)]
Largest city in Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country on both sides of the Bosporus.
Note Formerly called Byzantium, then Constantinople, the city was the capital consecutively of the eastern branch of the Roman Empire, of the Byzantine Empire, and of the Ottoman Empire.Note It is the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.