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Istanbul
[ is-tahn-bool, -tan-; is-tahn-bool, -tan-; Turkish is-tahm-bool ]
noun
- a port in northwestern Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
Istanbul
/ ˌɪæˈː /
noun
- a port in NW Turkey, on the western (European) shore of the Bosporus: the largest city in Turkey; founded in about 660 bc by Greeks; refounded by Constantine the Great in 330 ad as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; taken by the Turks in 1453 and remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until 1922; industrial centre for shipbuilding, textiles, etc. Pop: 9 760 000 (2005 est)) Ancient nameByzantium Former name (330–1926)Constantinople
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Weeks after Russia's full-scale war began, there was an initial proposal in Istanbul to park the issue so that Russia and Ukraine would aim to resolve it in the next 10-15 years.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties or wider damage, but Istanbul officials said they were checking buildings and warned people to stay clear of potentially-damaged sites.
The Istanbul prosecutor's office has said 819 people will be tried in 20 criminal investigations.
Imamoglu is being held on corruption and terrorism charges, but appeared in a special court at Silivri jail in a separate case on Friday accused of trying to intimidate Istanbul's chief prosecutor.
It was early morning on 23 March when the police came to Yasin Akgul's door in Istanbul – while his children were still in bed.
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