the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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I was a member of AIESEC Istanbul. 我是一个成员的商业和经济学专业学生伊斯坦布尔。
He's the best plasterer in the city of Istanbul! 他可是全伊斯坦布尔最好的泥水匠哩!