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Istanbul is a big city, but is not the capital. It was the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and before that the East Roman Empire, though.
by bergie 3y ago
Istanbul is a big city, but is not the capital. It was the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and before that the East Roman Empire, though.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoToo close to the border?
- em-bee 3y agoconstantinople was occupied by the allies after WWI, causing the turkish resistance to set up headquarters in angora which was later renamed to ankara. after the war of independence they decided to make ankara the capital of the new republic
- esafak 3y agoThe name Ankara was in use by the Seljuks and then the Ottomans since the 16th century, according to Wikipedia: https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara_(isim) https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara_(isim)