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Old 20-10-2008, 05:08 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by sky_khan View Post
It is called Istanbul since 1770 ,....
Opinions about that differ.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul
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Ottoman period 1453 as Konstantiniyye (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople (internationally) and various other names in local languages

Republic of Turkey period 1923 as Istanbul (in Turkish) and Constantinople (internationally), renamed as Istanbul also in foreign languages following the Turkish Postal Service Law of March 28, 1930
Maybe you should sue Wiki.
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