http://www.j5live.com/2008/07/05/flying-from-new-amsterdam-to-constantinople/ Where the urethane hits the pavement Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:34:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.j5live.com/2008/07/05/flying-from-new-amsterdam-to-constantinople/comment-page-1/#comment-19258 Rick Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:53:42 +0000 http://www.j5live.com/2008/07/05/flying-from-new-amsterdam-to-constantinople/#comment-19258 "The modern Turkish name İstanbul (IPA: [istambul]) is attested (in a range of different variants) since the 10th century, at first in Armenian and Arabic and then in Turkish sources. It derives from the Greek phrase "εις την Πόλιν" or "στην Πόλη" [(i)stimboli(n)], both meaning "in the city" or "to the city".[5] It is thus based on the common Greek usage of referring to Constantinople simply as The City (see above)." “The modern Turkish name İstanbul (IPA: [istambul]) is attested (in a range of different variants) since the 10th century, at first in Armenian and Arabic and then in Turkish sources. It derives from the Greek phrase “εις την Πόλιν” or “στην Πόλη” [(i)stimboli(n)], both meaning “in the city” or “to the city”.[5] It is thus based on the common Greek usage of referring to Constantinople simply as The City (see above).”

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