Hi guys! I'm sure everybody knows İstanbul. Because it is a very famous and beautiful city. I love İ stanbul, because I spent my 8 years of my short life in İstanbul. And a lot of people around me like İstanbul. It is very crowded and everything is exculusive but these things are not importent compered to İstanbul's landscape and historical places.



 İstanbul  is in northwest of Turkey. It is the most crowded city of Turkey. 13 millions of  people live in there. It is between Europe and Asia. There were lot's of names of İstanbul. Tjey were Byzantion, Augusta Antonina, Nea Roma, Constantinopolis, Constantiniyah, İslambol and İstanbul. There are 39 counties and 40 municipalities in İstanbul.



İstanbul was the capital of Byzantium Emire until Mehmed the second conquered it. And then his name became Mehmed the Conqueror. Then istanbul became the capital of Ottoman Empire. İstanbul was the capital for 2500 years until the Republic of Turkey.


There are a lot of historical placesin İstanbul. And tourism is sophisticated in this city. Thousands of tourists come here everyyear. For example Maiden's tower is an island in Üsküdar and Hagia Sophia Museum, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Galata Tower and Bridge, Topkapı Palace, Dolmabahçe Palace, Yıldız Palace, Basilica Caistern etc. Grand Bazaar in İstanbul is one of the biggest and oldest indoors shopping center in the world. There are a lot of shopping centers in İstanbul like it.


 Lots of people, from different religions live in there. So there are churches and synagogues. Three big football tteams in Turkey, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş are in İstanbul. Their stadiums are in there. Sport is development in İstanbul.


 Napolyon Bonapart says " If there is one country in the world, it's capital would be İstanbul. I think that İstanbul is the most wonderful city of the world.  


                                                                                                                    Mustafa KALFA