Video de Istanbul historically known in English as Constantinople; is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and economic center The city is the capital of the Province of Istanbul It is located on the Bosphorus strait, and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country Istanbul extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents Istanbul is also the only city in the world which served as the capital to three different Empires The Roman Empire (330-395), Byzantine Empire (395-1453) and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1923) In 1923, following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the capital was moved to Ankara
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