Istanbul
The largest city in modern Turkey, formerly Constantinople and before that Byzantium it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire and until 1923 of the Turkish Republic.
The old walled city of Istanbul stands on a triangular peninsula between Europe and Asia and has stood at the crossroads of competing forces of religion, culture and imperial power. For more than 2,500 years it has been one of the most fought over and coveted cities on the planet.
Fire, earthquake, riot and invasion have ravaged the city many times.
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