[Kolokotronis]

"Actually, if you read the article Istanbul does not sound Turkish at all - it is not even a properly Turkified way of saying it." I read the article. The origin of the word Istanbul, I assume you know, is "εις την πολιν". Istanbul, at least to me, sounds more Turkish than "Εις την πολιν" or "Κωνσταντινούπολη" (Constantinople). I do my best to avoid using the word Istanbul in any event. "The City", or "Constantinople", are appropriate.

[Nikas777]

The Turks try and lay claim for things not their own all the time. This is the first time I have seen in print a Turk acknowledge where they leave was not places their ancestors came from and hod no hand in founding.