June 5, 2026 · 8:35 AM
Istanbul Is the Only City on Two Continents — And It's Not Even Turkey's Capital
The only city straddling Europe and Asia, once capital of three world empires for 1,500 years — yet Turkey deliberately moved its capital to a sleepy inland city in 1923. Istanbul still holds 16 million people and 30% of Turkey's GDP.
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