Been a long time gone, Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works?
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks.
Even oooold New York was New Amsterdam.
Why they changed it, I can’t say.
People just liked it better that way!
So take me back to Constantinople!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Us Greeks beg to differ.
The image misspellet “Constantinople” as “Constanantinople”
Constananananananantinople
Constananananananabatmantinople
It’s nobody’s business but the Turks’
I was hoping to see this comment.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Just have to convince trump to rename it
You know how camels are called humpies? Maybe he can name lickspittles trumpies
You know how camels are called humpies?
No, I’m not aware of this at all
Maybe he can name lickspittles trumpies
Now I’m even more lost! But I really enjoyed hearing these words in my inner reading voice.
No, I’m not aware of this at all
you are now! spread the good word
It’s from a song by The Four Lads
What’s interesting is that Istanbul is still Greek.
it developed in Turkish 16c. as a corruption of Greek phrase eis tan (ten) polin “in (or to) the city,” which is how the local Greek population referred to it.
NEEEEEERD!
… actually I was rolling into the comments to say the same thing. Right on brother
Why they changed it, I can’t say. Maybe people just liked it better that way?
Someone should talk to TMBG about this.
They very clearly stated it was nobodies business but the Turks
Yeah, but it seemed like they didn’t really understand the reasoning behind it, so perhaps someone more authoritative should be consulted.
Perdóname but until you find a giant, no one is not authoritative than Those Who Might Be
What makes you think I don’t know any giants?
The ones I know don’t speak, um, human.
Byzanz
Byzantion.
Can’t go back to Constantinople.
Miklagard!
I had a date in Constantinople…
They’ll be waiting in Istanbul.
🫸 Beijing
👉 PekingKinda bad comparison.
Beijing was always* beijing. Peking was just a european fever dream.
On the other hand
Constantinople was the offical name and got later renamed Istanbul.
Yeah, i guess it’s just one of those weird Euro things. Just like measuring things in deci/centilitres. When I lived in the UK everyone called it Beijing and measured everything in ml.
Peking DuckBeijing DuckChicken KievChicken Kyivin finnish it’s still “peking”
Same in Czech
The university is still named that way
Carigrad
Miklagaard
Stamboul
Stamboul
