ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Constantinople is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey that’s now known as Istanbul. First settled in the seventh century B.C., Constantinople developed into a thriving port thanks to its prime geographic location between Europe and Asia and its natural harbor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Simply: the Turks won the war of 1921/22 and re-took the city. Calling it Istanbul, a local usage, removed the Greekness of the name. Also-since the new Turkish capital was to be at Ankara, removing the old name was a way of “demoting” the city in favor of a new, more Turkish, capital.

Detailed explanation-3: -Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country’s economic, cultural, and historical heart. Its commercial and historical centre lies in the European part of Eurasia, while about a third of its population lives in the Asian part.

Detailed explanation-4: -Even though the Byzantine Empire regained control of Constantinople by 1261, it never reached its former glory and in 1453, after a 53-day siege, the Turks conquered the city. It was then that Constantinople became Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Detailed explanation-5: -Istanbul has the nickname “City on the Seven Hills”, thanks to the first ruler of Constantinople, Constantine the Great. The city received that name because he was trying to model the city after Rome, which was also built on seven hills.