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Istanbul

geographical name Is·tan·bul \ ˌi-stən-ˈbül , -ˌstan- , -ˌstän- , -ˈbu̇l , ˈi-stən-ˌbül , -ˌbu̇l , or with m for n \
variants: or formerly Constantinople play \ˌkän-ˌstan-tə-ˈnō-pəl\ or ancient Byzantium play \bə-ˈzan-tē-əm, -ˈzan-sh(ē-)əm\
|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of Istanbul

city in northwestern Turkey partly in Europe and partly in Asia on the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara; capital of Turkey before its independence in 1923 and earlier capital of the Ottoman Empire population 12,500,000

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