istanbul
Definition
The largest city in Turkey, serving as its economic, cultural, and financial hub.
A transcontinental metropolis divided by the Bosphorus Strait, with parts in both Europe and Asia.
Historically known as Constantinople until 1930, and ancient Byzantium before that.
Examples
İstanbul trafiğinde bir saatlik yol üç saate uzadı, yeni bir rekor mu?
A one-hour trip in Istanbul traffic stretched to three hours—is that a new record?
İstanbul simidiyle çay içmek, şehrin en ucuz terapisi.
Sipping tea with an Istanbul simit is the city's cheapest therapy.
Boğaz'da vapurla martılarla ekmek kapışması, İstanbul'un gizli sporu.
Battling seagulls for bread on a Bosphorus ferry is Istanbul's secret sport.
İstanbul'a her gelişimde Ayasofya önünde selfie çekip tarihçi oldum sanıyorum.
Every visit to Istanbul, I snap a selfie in front of Hagia Sophia and pretend to be a historian.