Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople!

[Hasbinbad]

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