这座城市在奥斯曼土耳其语中称为Ḳosṭanṭīnīye (قسطنطينيه after 阿拉伯语形式al-Qusṭanṭīniyyahالقسطنطينية) 或伊斯坦布尔(而其基督教少数派继续将其称为君士坦丁堡,就像用法语、英语和其他西方语言书写的人一样),是奥斯曼帝国的首都,从1453年征服到1922年帝国崩溃。
关于伊斯坦布尔这个名字的来源,有两种理论,一种是希腊语"εις την Πόλη" (进城),发音为"is-tin-poli"。另一种认为将君士坦丁堡改名为伊斯坦布尔,可能源自"斯坦布尔"的俄语 & 土耳其语词汇 Κωνσταντινούπολη,发音为"康斯坦蒂努波尔(" "Constantinoupol)。
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