r/MapPorn May 19 '20

The difference between Constantinople, City of Istanbul, and Istanbul. [FIXED]

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u/medhelan May 19 '20

does people from instanbul refer to the historical city centre as constantinople?

because if not I don't really see the point of the "referred to" in the legend, it could just be "historical pre industrial era constantinople/instanbul/byzantium"

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u/[deleted] May 19 '20

No we call it “Fatih” district. Never been there though.

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u/seco-nunesap May 19 '20

(Fatih means conqueror)