Ankara is the Capital of Turkey Istanbul is the largest European City. Formerly known as Byzantium 660 BCE, New Rome (Nova Roma) more often called Constantinople 325 CE …Once the Capital. Istanbul became the name in 1923 and Ankara became the new capital in 1923. The name ‘Istanbul’ for the city was created by the … Continue reading Turkey: Seyfi Sahin lied claiming Charles Darwin was a Jew