Istanbul

If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.

— Istanbul

Whoever possesses Constantinople ought to rule the world.

— Istanbul

Istanbul, a universal beauty where poet and archeologist, diplomat and merchant, princess and sailor, northerner and westerner screams with same admiration. The whole world thinks that this city is the most beautiful place on earth.

— Istanbul

Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453.

— Istanbul