Istanbul

Istanbul is a large city in Turkey, formerly Constantinople, in ancient Byzantium. It is also Turkey's largest city and main seaport, having served as the capital of both the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
The old walled city of Istanbul sits on a triangular peninsula between Europe and Asia. Sometimes as a bridge, sometimes as a barrier, Istanbul for more than 2,500 years has stood between conflicts over religion, culture and imperial power. For most of those years, it was one of the most coveted cities in the world.
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