Istanbul Picture

Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey, is the biggest province of Turkey. Although it is not the political capital, it is the capital of the economy, business, culture and industry in the country. Istanbul city center is located on both sides of the Bosphorus, the border of Europe and Asia. Istanbul is the only city in the world that lies on two continents.

Throughout its long history, Istanbul has always been a very important and crowded city. It is among the most crowded cities of Europe also today.Istanbul was founded by the Roman emperor Konstantinos in year 330. The name of the city used to be Constantinopolis with reference to its founder. Istanbul has been the capital of the Roman empire and Byzantium.