İstanbul’un etimolojisi : Mevcut kanıtlardan mümkün olduğunca faydalanılarak
Journal: Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University)
Year: 2017

The discussion of the origin of the Turkish city name Istanbul that began well over a century ago has divided scholars into two groups: those who accept the Greek phrase εἰς τὴν πόλιν (or similar) as the source of the name, vs. those who try to trace it back directly to Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις ~ Κωνσταντινόπολις. The writings of both parties are encumbered by poor Turcology, inaccurate attention to early records and an overly narrow view of medieval Anatolian Greek phonetics. More scrupulous exa