Как по Английски будет istanbul

proper noun

A port in turkey on the bosporus, lying partly in europe, partly in asia; population 10,757,300 (est. 2007). formerly the roman city of constantinople (330–1453), it was built on the site of the ancient greek city of byzantium. it was captured by the ottoman turks in 1453 and was the capital of turkey from that time until 1923.

noun

A city that was the capital of turkey until 1923

Примеры использования:

Istanbul used to be called constantinople., his family migrated to istanbul when he was 11.