Istanbul or Constantinople?

[monkspider]

Alright folks, the age old question, which is it, Istanbul or Constantinople?

And for this thread, let's allow it to be someone else's buisness other than the Turks for once.

[Inverse Icarus]

Istanbul.

it was renamed by it's captors.

besides, Constantinople is a dumb name

[Dan Severn]

What is the point of this poll?

Is it New York or Niew Amsterdam?

London or Londoninium?

Mexico or Tenochtitlán?

[monkspider]

I do wish that the Mexicans would bring back Tenochtitlan now that you bring it up.

[Dan Severn]

Originally posted by monkspider
I do wish that the Mexicans would bring back Tenochtitlan now that you bring it up.

Why? Because it's harder to spell?

[Clear Skies]

Definitely Byzantium. Solely because it's a cool name

[MarkG]

a smart man would notice that instabul has a greek origin

[Arrian]

"It's nobody's business but the Turks." - They Might Be Giants

-Arrian

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by MarkG
a smart man would notice that instabul has a greek origin

why would a smart man care to know anything of greece?

[Dan Severn]

What about all the greeks living there?

And yes, Istanbul is not a turkic word.

[Bereta_Eder]

constantinople.

also refered to as Polis by the greeks.

turks hearing greeks say "pame is tin polin"

which means " we go to the City"

is tin polin -> istinpol -> istanbul.


dan, after the pogroms of the Turks against The Greeks living in Constantinople in the '50s there are not so many Greeks there anymore.


Although, there is a huge tourism of Greeks going there every year.

[Stefu]

Next, we'll debate whether people who want a rock to wind a piece of string about or the people who wear prosthetic foreheads on their heads deserve to have their playhouse burnt down.

[Clear Skies]

Prosthetic foreheads are cool! You foreheadist!

[Ned]

You failed to include its other name: New Rome.

[The Pioneer]

Originally posted by paiktis22
constantinople.

also refered to as Polis by the greeks.

turks hearing greeks say "pame is tin polin"

which means " we go to the City"

is tin polin -> istinpol -> istanbul.


dan, after the pogroms of the Turks against The Greeks living in Constantinople in the '50s there are not so many Greeks there anymore.


Although, there is a huge tourism of Greeks going there every year.

Life is full of ironies, ain't it?

Turks don't believe me when I tell 'em that! But then it's our culture and language that does it all!