PugJesusM to HistoryPorn • 6 months agoObelisk of Theodosius, Istanbul (not Constantinople), Ottoman Empire, ~1855media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down10
arrow-up196arrow-down1imageObelisk of Theodosius, Istanbul (not Constantinople), Ottoman Empire, ~1855media.kbin.socialPugJesusM to HistoryPorn • 6 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-26 months agoI know the title is for the sake of the reference, but I’m pretty sure it was still called Constantinople back then
minus-square@PugJesusMlinkEnglish5•6 months agoBy the 19th century, the Turks were consistently calling it Istanbul, though ‘Constantinople’ was still in use outside of the Ottoman Empire.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•6 months agoThe official name was still Constantinople until 1930 though, so maybe it should be “Istanbul AND Constantinople” rather than “Istanbul not Constantinople”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months agoDoo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo https://piped.video/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg
I know the title is for the sake of the reference, but I’m pretty sure it was still called Constantinople back then
By the 19th century, the Turks were consistently calling it Istanbul, though ‘Constantinople’ was still in use outside of the Ottoman Empire.
The official name was still Constantinople until 1930 though, so maybe it should be “Istanbul AND Constantinople” rather than “Istanbul not Constantinople”
That’s no body’s business but the Turks.
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
https://piped.video/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg