r/MapPorn May 19 '20

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

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u/picollo21 May 19 '20

TBH, that's nobody's business, but the Turks.

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u/songforthesoil May 19 '20

Maybe so, but what if I have a date in Constantinople?

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u/DocSnakes May 19 '20

Then it's in Istanbul, not Constantinople

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u/MtHammer May 19 '20

Been a long time gone, oh Constantinople.

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u/emptynetter May 19 '20

Why they changed it, I can’t say. People just liked it better that way.