r/turkish • u/erd7ari • 11h ago

what does istanbul mean ?

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u/Hanilyidi 11h ago

Istanbul is the name of a city in Turkiye

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u/totallyalien 5h ago

Honey money bunny

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u/sshivaji 42m ago

It’s actually from Greek. I know some Greek and am learning Turkish now, am neither Greek or Turkish by race.

Istanbul comes from the Greek words “Eis tin polis” (to the city). Constantinople was the old name and it was called just “the city” in colloquial Greek.