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Istanbul
Istanbul City and seaport in
nw Turkey, on both sides of the
Bosporus, partly in Europe and partly in Asia, at the entrance to the Sea of Marmara. The city was founded by Greek colonists in the 7th century
bc. It was known as
Byzantium until ad 330 when
Constantine I chose it as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and renamed it
Constantinople. Captured by the
Ottoman Turks in 1453, the city was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1509 and rebuilt by Sultan Beyazid II. When the new Turkish Republic was established after World War I, the capital was moved to
Ankara and Constantinople was renamed Istanbul. Today, it is the commercial and financial centre of Turkey. Industries: shipbuilding, cement, textiles, glass, pottery, leather goods. It also derives a valuable income from tourism. Pop. (1997) 8,141,163.
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Istanbul film 2005
Magazine article from: Middle East; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; WITH ISTANBUL TALES winning the prestigious National...more interesting offerings being set in Istanbul - this year, the city itself became...Berlin winners in style and content. Istanbul Tales contains five interconnected stories...
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Istanbul sets sights on fashion heights
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 7/29/2006; 700+ words
; ISTANBUL, Turkey: The fashion world has long...labels. It has an ambitious goal: To make Istanbul one of the world's top fashion cities...Nisantasi is where Ozlem Suer, a favourite of Istanbul society, creates her elaborate clothing...
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Istanbul: the biennial and becoming.(Istanbul)
Magazine article from: Etc. Montreal; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Istanbul: The Biennial and Becoming Istanbul Biennial, the 2005's Istanbul Biennial. Istanbul; curators : Charles Esche and Vasif Kortun. October 18-November 28, 2005 << Personne n'est, au fond, plus tolrant que moi. Je...
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Istanbul film 2005.(MOSAIC)
Magazine article from: The Middle East; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; WITH ISTANBUL TALES winning the prestigious National...more interesting offerings being set in Istanbul--this year, the city itself became...Berlin winners in style and content. Istanbul Tales contains five interconnected stories...
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ISTANBUL: MEMORIES OF A CITY
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 5/14/2005; ; 700+ words
; Lament for lost beauties ISTANBUL: MEMORIES OF A CITY by Orhan Pamuk Faber...political and the personal: the history of Istanbul with the early years of its most famous living writer. Born in Istanbul in 1952, to a large, quarrelsome family...
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Istanbul Gives IOC a Civic Duty Vantage Point
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 1/4/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune 01-04-1997 As if in secret, Istanbul is readying itself to host the 2004 Olympics...stunning Olympics, all right, provided Istanbul wins them. The city says it has invested...September. Eleven cities are bidding, with Istanbul an outsider behind the apparent favorites...
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The Apostorphe: Istanbul: the Capital city of Kurdish Literature: Part II.
Newspaper article from: The Kurdish Globe (Erbil, Iraq); 6/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...groups and theaters were established in Istanbul. During the years 1913-14, the...Al-Badaie Ottoman) was opened in Istanbul for the first time. With these literary movements at that time in Istanbul, Madhat Ahmad Afandi wrote a play...
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The Apostrophe: Istanbul: the Capital city of Kurdish Literature: Part I.
Newspaper article from: The Kurdish Globe (Erbil, Iraq); 6/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...chronologically explain the existence of Kurds in Istanbul before talking about the role of this...by the Byzantines and later taken to Istanbul. - 1498: According to a survey in 1498...Kurds were living around the city of Istanbul. - 1442: Shahabaddin Ahmad, known...
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Roundup: Istanbul's readiness for future earthquake remains in question: experts
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/16/2009; 700+ words
; Roundup: Istanbul's readiness for future earthquake remains in question: experts Roundup: Istanbul's readiness for future earthquake remains in question: experts by Chen Ming ISTANBUL, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's readiness for...
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Istanbul Poems.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: World Literature Today; 6/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...world's oldest and loveliest cities, Istanbul has inspired countless poets through the...celebrating the natural and human beauties of Istanbul (and sometimes of other major cities). Istanbul was a recurring theme of adoration in many...
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Istanbul
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities
Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey, Europe and Asia Founded: Ottoman Turks captured present-day Istanbul (formerly known as Constantinople and before that as Byzantium) in 1453. Location: Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world that sits...
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Istanbul University
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY Largest and oldest public university...reorganized in its present form in 1933, Istanbul University comprises the faculties of...it is Turkey's biggest university. Istanbul University sometimes claims descent from...
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Women's Library and Information Center (ISTANBUL)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
WOMEN'S LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTER (ISTANBUL) Istanbul foundation established for the preservation of the...xFC; phanesi ve Bilgi Merkezi) was established in Istanbul as a foundation by Asli Davaz Mardin, Sirin Tekeli...
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Istanbul Technical University
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Oldest engineering college in Turkey. Istanbul Technical University (ITU) is one of the oldest...in 1909 and was spread over several campuses in Istanbul until 1920, when its present campus was established...
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Archaeological Museum (Istanbul)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (ISTANBUL) a major museum complex of three pavilions. The pavilions are the Ç inili K ö ş k (Tiled Pavilion...
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