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Only half of Istanbul is in Europe, and while the historical core is on the European side, most of the modern city center (Taksim etc) is on the Asian side.

• Freak_NL 5y ago
  Taksim is on the European continent though: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6271669244#map=14/41.0320/29.0282 https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6271669244#map=14/41.0320...
  • Clewza313 5y ago
    You're right! It's on the east side of the Golden Horn, but still west of the Bosphorus.