Istanbul

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city metropolis transcontinental city

Istanbul is a transcontinental metropolis straddling Europe and Asia, renowned as Turkey’s cultural and economic hub and for its rich history as the former capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
Istanbul canonical 1,556
Constantinople 155
Istanbul metropolitan area 23

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
metropolis ⓘ
transcontinental city ⓘ
areaTotalKm2 approximately 5340 ⓘ
callingCode +90 212 ⓘ
+90 216 ⓘ
climate Mediterranean-influenced oceanic climate ⓘ
humid subtropical climate ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
crosses Bosporus ⓘ
surface form: Bosphorus Strait
currentCapitalOf none ⓘ
demonym Istanbullu ⓘ
formerName Byzantium ⓘ
Istanbul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople

Byzantium ⓘ
surface form: Nova Roma
foundedAs Byzantium ⓘ
foundingCenturyBC 7th century BC ⓘ
governingBody Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ
hasAirport Istanbul Airport ⓘ
Sabiha Gokcen International Airport ⓘ
hasLandmark Basilica Cistern ⓘ
Blue Mosque ⓘ
Bosporus Bridge ⓘ
Dolmabahce Palace ⓘ
Bosporus Bridge ⓘ
surface form: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

Galata Tower ⓘ
Grand Bazaar ⓘ
Hagia Sophia ⓘ
Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ
Topkapi Palace ⓘ
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge ⓘ
hasPart Asian side of Istanbul ⓘ
Istanbul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: European side of Istanbul
hasSisterCity Berlin ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
Shanghai ⓘ
hasSportsClub Besiktas JK ⓘ
Fenerbahce SK ⓘ
Galatasaray SK ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Areas of Istanbul ⓘ
hasUniversity Bogazici University ⓘ
Istanbul Technical University ⓘ
Istanbul University ⓘ
isCapitalOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Istanbul Province ⓘ
Latin Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
isCulturalCenterOf Turkey ⓘ
isEconomicCenterOf Turkey ⓘ
isLargestCityIn Europe by population within city limits ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
isNotCapitalOf Turkey ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Turkey
leaderTitle Mayor of Istanbul ⓘ
locatedIn Turkey ⓘ
locatedNear Black Sea ⓘ
locatedOn Bosporus ⓘ
surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Golden Horn ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ
officialLanguage Turkish ⓘ
partOf Marmara Region ⓘ
population over 15 million ⓘ
populationRankInTurkey 1 ⓘ
renamedAsConstantinopleBy Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great
renamedAsIstanbulOfficiallyInTurkey 1930 ⓘ
timeZone TRT ⓘ
utcOffset +03:00 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode 34 ⓘ

Referenced by (1,778)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Europe → hasMostPopulousCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Nicene Creed → geographicOrigin → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Amsterdam → hasSisterCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean → majorPortCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Roman Empire → capital → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Turkey → largestCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Asia → containsMajorCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Middle East → hasMajorCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Ottoman Empire → capital → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Ottoman Empire → capital → Istanbul ⓘ
Ottoman Empire → captured → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → seat → Istanbul ⓘ
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → formerSeat → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Corpus Juris Civilis → placeOfOrigin → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Byzantine Rite → centerOfDevelopment → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Istanbul → hasPart → Istanbul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: European side of Istanbul
Istanbul → formerName → Istanbul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Constantine XI Palaiologos → birthPlace → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Constantine XI Palaiologos → deathPlace → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Constantine XI Palaiologos → ruledFrom → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Medieval Greek → standardizedIn → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → foundedCity → Istanbul ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → capitalMovedTo → Istanbul ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → burialCity → Istanbul ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
this entity surface form: Constantinople
The Innocents Abroad → featuresLocation → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD → tookPlaceIn → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan → placeOfBirth → Istanbul ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople → location → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Council of Chalcedon → locationNowIn → Istanbul ⓘ
East–West Schism → location → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk → placeOfDeath → Istanbul ⓘ
Second Council of Constantinople → location → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Gunpowder Empires → hasKeyEmpireCapital → Istanbul ⓘ
Elia Kazan → birthPlace → Istanbul ⓘ
Third Council of Constantinople → location → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Third Council of Constantinople → location → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: modern-day Istanbul
Byzantine Empire → capital → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Byzantine Empire → capitalRenamedTo → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Islamic world → hasCulturalCenter → Istanbul ⓘ
Romaniote Jews → historicalCenter → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Arabic calligraphy → importantCenter → Istanbul ⓘ
2020 Summer Olympics → bidCity → Istanbul ⓘ
German Archaeological Institute → hasOffice → Istanbul ⓘ
Byzantine architecture → geographicRegion → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Byzantine architecture → associatedWith → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople
Ottoman architecture → centeredInCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Royal Air Maroc → servesCity → Istanbul ⓘ
2008 Summer Olympics → biddingCity → Istanbul ⓘ
Daron Acemoglu → placeOfBirth → Istanbul ⓘ
Silk Road routes → majorCityOnRoute → Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople