No. 38 in Turkish
i̇stanbul
Istanbul: A major city in Turkey, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople, serving as the cultural and economic hub.
In a sentence
İstanbul güzelliklerle dolu bir şehir.
Istanbul is a city full of beauties.
'İstanbul' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to the city known for its historical and cultural significance.
Yarın İstanbul’a gideceğiz.
We will go to Istanbul tomorrow.
'İstanbul' functions as the object of the action 'gideceğiz', indicating the destination of the action.
İstanbul’un tarihi çok etkileyicidir.
The history of Istanbul is very impressive.
'İstanbul’un' shows the possessive form of 'İstanbul', referring to an aspect or attribute of the city.
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