The City Of Dreams, ISTANBUL

Two great empires' capital city, wonderful bosphorous, rich culture. Have not you visited Istanbul yet? Istanbul is the Euorpe capital of culture in 2010. I love Istanbul...

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[ozanottoman]

@Rhomios your country has no more money wacht the news dude. I can get you a job in istanbul if you want but dont ask me what kind of a job

[cevdetmeric]

@TheBellocazzo Allah'a emanet ol, kardeşim.

[Cochise389]

@VanillaSnow23 I don't know what others think personally i love them as a Turkish.

[mikmuroya]

@TheBellocazzo I know Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων is Greek; I never said that the Byzantines weren't Greek, I agree that they were. In fact, even before the Roman Empire was split, the Lingua Franca of the eastern half was always Greek. I simply said Constantine wasn't Greek, which is true. He originally came from the city of Naissus, in the province of Moesia Superior (modern-day Niš, Serbia), though he was educated in Nicomedia.

[TheBellocazzo]

@mikmuroya (Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων) is Greek, why did they speak Greek if they were not Greeks? I will tel you why. Because they were Greeks. BUt the name Greek is equal to the religion of the Greeks(polytheism) and since a new religion was about to be established(christianity) the word Greek or Hellene and anything that had to do with ancient Greece was forbidden and the Christians started destroying Greek monuments etc.Constantine was born in Nicomedia, a greek city occupied by Romans

[mikmuroya]

@TheBellocazzo Actually, the Western Roman Empire lasted 139 years after Constantine's death. As noted by MrDenocan, Constantine wasn't Greek. Constantine did not rename the empire "Byzantion"; the phrase "Byzantine", when referring to the empire, didn't come into usage until the mid-1500's, a century after it fell. During its existence, it continued to be known as the Roman Empire (Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων), as Byzantine Emperors wanted to show their connection to Ancient Rome.

[WiwiTrables]

I LOVE ISTANBUL

salute from LIBYA :)

[VanillaSnow23]

What do Turkish people think of East Asians?

[MrDenocan]

@TheBellocazzo Costantine was not a Greek infact he was a Roman. his father was Roman and his mother was part Greek. History is interesting you should read it.

Damn the Irony

[kriton111]

I loved the music, does anyone know its name? greetings from Greece!