It is now. Istanbul, not Constantinople.
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam.
Precious.
The fact remains that it is an Assyrian temple not a Turkish one. That is fact that cannot be changed by any amount of propaganda or wishing or hoping.
Got it?
as for the cute remark on Istanbul—that is what the dumb Turks call it—just a reworking of Greek “eis tin poli. which was the response to the question “where are you going? Answer: to the city.