Thread: Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople!
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Old 06-01-2013, 09:47 PM
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Default Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople!
Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobodys business but the Turks.

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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam, y'all.

..but seriously, in case you're curious, this is a really good article: http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index...he-turkish-sum
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