Among the oldest cities in the world, Istanbul boasts a mosaic of influences from the numerous civilisations that have called it home. Through the millennia, Greeks, Romans, Persians and Ottomans have ruled here. Once known as Byzantium, then Constantinople, the name was finally changed to Istanbul in 1930. History is woven into this city formed by ancient practices and architecture.
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