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Istanbul Pronunciation

Pronounce Istanbul as IY S T AH N B UW L.

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    Istanbul phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'istanbul'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of istanbul: /ɪstænbul/
    • Modern IPA representation of istanbul: /ɪstænbʊl/

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    List of meaning for istanbul

    Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople(noun)

    the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church

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    Today's attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world, we must deepen our cooperation with our allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat.

    – Hillary Clinton

    Normally I go out to the bars on the Asian side of Istanbul but this year, because of the danger of ISIS (Islamic State), I will spend New Year’s Eve in my home.

    – Seyda Yilmaz

    Today, 16 million Istanbul residents have renewed our faith in democracy and refreshed our trust in justice.

    – Ekrem Imamoglu

    We are closely monitoring the situation at Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport and are working with our airline partners to determine what effect this may have on flights. We ask passengers traveling to Istanbul to first check their flight status with their airline.

    – Ataturk Airport

    What happened in the Istanbul consulate was horrendous and it should be duly dealt with. Yet at the same time, it is very important for the stability of the world -- for the region and for the world -- that Saudi Arabia remain stable.

    – Benjamin Netanyahu

    Erdogan is very keen to promote Islamic banking in Turkey, it's part of efforts to turn Istanbul into a financial hub, and also Erdogan's aversion to interest rates, which he views as usually prohibited by Islam.

    – Fadi Hakura

    The #MeToo movement has not spared the world of politics. As long as inequality between women and men persists, no woman will be safe from violence and harassment, we, women and men in politics, do however have a lever that can turn us into movers of change : the Istanbul Convention -- a legal instrument aimed at preventing, protecting, prosecuting and, above all, breaking the sexist pattern.

    – Liliane Maury Pasquier

    If you’re going from Al Faw to Basra to Baghdad to Istanbul you’re going to have an awful lot of sites regenerating that signal, they need to be protected, each one of those hops exposes it to more interference.

    – Rory Cole

    More cruise lines are eliminating Istanbul as a port of disembarkation and reverting to Athens, Greece, as a result we are seeing a notable drop in pre - and post - cruise bookings for Istanbul. Additionally, we have seen that independent travelers are now preferring to err on the side of caution when it comes to Turkey. Is it safe to travel to Europe now ? For cautious travelers, canceling a trip to Turkey may provide temporary peace of mind. I have had a number of guests contact us to cancel their Istanbul segments opting instead for other European cities including Athens, Barcelona and Rome, says Mina Agnos. But until more is known about Tuesday incident, some travelers may just want to stay the course.

    – Mina Agnos

    Give us Arabias Khashoggi, so we can have a funeral for him. So that all people who care about him, world leaders, can come here to Istanbul for the funeral, exactly 18 days ago, a brutal murder was carried out. Like Saad Hariri, we thought( Arabias Khashoggi) would walk out. Three days later we lost hope.

    – Turan Kislakci

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