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İstanbul, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople, is the largest city in Turkey
The city straddles the Bosphorus strait, and lies in both Europe and Asia, with a population of over 15 million residents.
Founded as Byzantion by Megarian colonists in 660 BCE, and renamed as Constantinople in 330 CE.
It served as an imperial capital for almost sixteen centuries, during the Roman/Byzantine (330-1204), Latin (1204-1261), Byzantine (1261-1453), and Ottoman (1453-1922) empires.