Istanbul, "The City on Seven Hills", is the largest city and cultural, financial center in Turkey. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province. Historically as Byzantium and later Constantinople it extends both on the Europe (Thrace) and on the Asia (Anatolia) side of the Bosporus. Istanbul was the capital city of the Roman Empire (330–395), the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261) and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). The city was chosen as European Capital of Culture for 2010.
Istanbul is located in the north west Region of Turkey. The city covers a surface area of 1,830.92 square kilometres (707 sq mi), while the Province of Istanbul, covers 6,220 square kilometres (2,402 sq mi).
18 sayfalık ekin ilk sayfasında, Kapadokya'dan bir fotoğrafa yer verildi. Ekte, Antakya ve çevresi, Karadeniz bölgesi ve İstanbul gibi yerler tanıtılıyor.
