Istanbul a tarihi an san sunan brinin daByzantium kafin shekarar 1924, kuma ana kiran birnin daConstantinople, b birnin ne mafi yawan al'ummah a kasarTurkiya kuma cibiyar tattalin arziki, al'adu da ababen tarihi na garin. Istanbul wani birni ne dake a tsakanin nahiyar Turai da Asiya watoEurasia, straddling theBosporusstrait (wanda yarabaTurai daAsiya) tsakaninSea of Marmara da kumaBlack Sea. Kasuwanci da ababen tarihi na garin na nan ne a ɓangaren garin dake cikin turai, kuma kusan kashi uku na al'ummar garin suna zaune ne a bangaren garin dakeAsiya.[1]
Birnin ne cibiyar gudanar da ayyukan Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (coterminous tare daIstanbul Province), wanda dukkansu suke ɗauke da yawan al'ummah, mazauna garin kusan miliyan 15.[2] Istanbul na ɗaya daga cikin manyan birane a Duniya masu yawan al'ummah, kuma itace ta hudu, sannan ta farko a nahiyar Turai, birnin da yafi yawan al'ummah. Istanbul na matsayin wani gadane a tsakaningabas dayamma.
An kirkira birnin ne da sunan wanda ya samar da ita watoByzantion (Βυζάντιον) on theSarayburnu promontory tun kusan 660 BCE, garin ya bunkasa da girma, wanda ya zama ɗaya daga cikin manyan birane masu mahimmanci a tarihi. bayan an sake ginata a matsayinConstantinople a 330 CE, tazama birni imperial natsawon Karni 16, lokacinRoman/Byzantine (330–1204),Latin (1204–1261),Palaiologos Byzantine (1261–1453) daOttoman (1453–1922) empires.[3] tataka rawa wurin cigaban addininkiristanci lokacin Roman da Byzantine, kafin Ottomansconquered the city a 1453 CE sai takoma zuwa Islamic stronghold and the seat of theOttoman Caliphate.[4]
The city's strategic position on the historicSilk Road,[5] titin jirgin kasa zuwa turai da gabas ta tsakiya, kuma hanyar Ruwa kwara daya dake a tsakanin Black Sea da theMediterranean yasa samun cosmopolitan populace. Sai dai anzabi birninAnkara a matsayin babban birnin Turkiya bayanTurkish War of Independence, sannan aka canja sunan birnin zuwa Istanbul, birnin yacigaba da da rike martabarsa akan Siyasar yankin da harkokin al'adu. The population of the city has increased tenfold since the 1950s, as migrants from acrossAnatolia have moved in and city limits have expanded to accommodate them.[6][7] Arts, music, film, and cultural festivals were established towards the end of the 20th century and continue to be hosted by the city today. Infrastructure improvements have produced a complex transportation network in the city.
A takaice kusan 12.56 miliyan na baki yan kasashen waje ne suka ziyarci Istanbul a 2015, shekara biyar bayan zamar da itaEuropean Capital of Culture, yasa tazama na biyar birni a duniya na yawon bude ido.[8] The city's biggest attraction is its historic center, partially listed as a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, and its cultural and entertainment hub can be found across the city's natural harbor, theGolden Horn, in theBeyoğlu district. Considered aglobal city,[9] Istanbul has one of the fastest-growing metropolitan economies in the world.[10] yawanci cibiyoyin manyan kamfanonin kasar Turkiya companies and media outlets and accounts for more than a quarter of the country'sgross domestic product.[11] Hoping to capitalize on its revitalization and rapid expansion, Istanbul has bid for theSummer Olympics five times in twenty years.[12]