This was in Yahoo weather page
2007-04-24 08:50:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Turkey
May be there is a person in Yahoo team who is nostalgic.. :)
Byzantine , Byzantion, Constantinople or Istanbul.. doesn't matter accept it is a Turkish city for the last 550 years.
And the rest of world knows that.
2007-04-24 10:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by Ipek K 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't get stuck in the past people, please. Even the name "Istanbul" is originally Greek, as many other city names in Turkey. The Ottomans called it "Konstantiniyye", meaning the city/place of Konstantin, even after it was conquered. I wish historical names were never changed. But it's been Istanbul for ages. I have some Greek friends who use the name Istanbul. As Shakespeare said "what's in a name? wouldn't the rose still smell the same if it weren't called a rose?" Call it whatever you like, it is still the largest city of Turkey.
Please stop fighting over such trivial matters. Some people are just trying to start a fight between Turks and Greeks. That's all.
2007-04-25 22:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by anlarm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don´t know - but its not the first time I´ve seen another name used instead of Istanbul.
When we drove to Turkey from Germany we went through Greece. Then while driving towards the Turkish boarder (inThessaloniki) we only saw the signs for Constantinopal. First we thought it was a joke, but they really were the official highway signs to go to Istanbul. (But when we asked locals, they DID say ISTANBUL). After that, the "highway" was so poor, we didn´t even know if we were still on it (I mean, not on the "right" road, I mean on the highway itself!). Despite anti-Turkish signs on the way, and blowing a tire right after having to drive through a suspcious-looking pond at the Greek exit, we made it, of course.
So maybe the YAHOO-weatherman was feeling a bit nationalistic at the moment of writing the news today?
(Of course, no offense to anyone, please)
2007-04-24 23:02:59 · answer #3 · answered by jenny 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Byzantions = Bizans
Istanbul's old name was Constantinapolis which means Constantin's city....
I havent seen what you're talkin about... But maybe it was a subject about history... Coz there is no way that Yahoo wouldnt know the name of Istanbul...
2007-04-24 22:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by :( 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is the truth of the history my dear, and what exactly Edoardo said...Istanbul is coming from sis tin Poli, Constantinopolis, the city of Constantinos..the Emperor..Can't we deny his presence?And the monuments there are in Istanbul are a lie?
Ok, now it is the biggest city of Turkey, but to say that another civilisation existed there, doesnt mean that people deny you...In all countries there have been so many different civilisations which have left something good, or bad...For example, in Greece also we have monuments of the Ottoman Empire, yes, can we say it hasnt existed?The opposite, we try to conservate, because it belongs to another old time, and we see it as monument...
Ask also educated people from Turkey, teachers of University, and they will say the same thing about the name of Istanbul...
2007-04-24 19:10:10 · answer #5 · answered by Leonarda 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Does it matter? People already know that there is NO Constantinople , and they also know that it is ISTANBUL, not the Constantinople thingy.... Trust me, everyone knows it as ISTANBUL, so no worries!!!
Plus,who cares if they say Byzantion or whatever, dont forget that like we Turks say "Gunes Balcikla Sivanmaz"Enjoy yourself... ISTANBUL IS ISTANBUL AND IT BELONGS TO TURKIYE,DOSTUM!!!...
2007-04-25 04:34:39 · answer #6 · answered by AllsTar 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because "Istambul" is the name of the city only for the past 450 years, while for over 1.000 years its name has been Constantinoupolis (Constantinople), after the name of the roman emperor Constantinus. Before that the name of the city was Byzantion, as it had been founded by Byzas, and it was a colony of the greek city of Megara. "Istambul" is the turkish pronunciation of the greek phrase "eis tin Polin" which means " to the City" as Constantinoupolis was also mentioned as "Polis" which means "City". The same way "Izmir" derives from thw greek phrase "eis Smyrnin"....
2007-04-24 09:59:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well, if you don't like how people treat Istanbul, you can use a very easy and satisfying turn of logic:
Lands of Modern Greece belonged to Byzantium at one time.
Lands of Modern Greece belonged to Constantinople, i.e. Istanbul at one time.
So, if people insist on calling Istanbul Byzantium, we can claim lands of modern Greece is our heritage and therefore should belong to us right now. In other words, if Istanbul is Byzantium, modern Greece belongs to Byzantium. And in return, we can promise that we will move the capital to Istanbul if our heritage is returned to us.
How do you like this one?
2007-04-25 00:08:24 · answer #8 · answered by Totally Blunt 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If it was used in a historical context - it is justifiable. If, however, they meant the present day city - it should be Istanbul.
2007-04-24 21:57:32 · answer #9 · answered by Eve 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Istanbul was Constantinople
2007-04-24 08:54:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋