The founding legend of Istanbul begins with Byzas of Megara. Looking for a home for himself with his friends, Byzas's admiration when he found Sarayburnu constitutes one of the most well-known founding stories of Istanbul for centuries. In reality, one of the first important founders of this city was Constantine the Great. He left cisterns, places of worship and many other works in the city, which he made the capital of the Byzantine Empire. So how did Constantinople become Istanbul? Mehmed the Conqueror took the city, but its name had not changed during his reign. During the Ottoman period, the city was defined by different names. The sultan, who refused to call it Konstantiniyye, was III. It was Selim. We explained the story of Istanbul in our new episode called I Suggest You to Research.
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