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[denizaksulu]

Ahh, the Islamic Community Centre that is not actually going to be on Ground Zero, but 2 blocks away? Built on land they own?

The one being discussed here:

http://www.ridiculopathy.com/news_detail.php?id=2578

I'm sure the Greek Orthodox lobby can set up a Facebook group to sort that one out.

[Me Ed]

It's called Istanbul, which is derived from the Greek I stin poli, or in English, "at the city".

What city is that exactly?

The city of Constantine or Constantinople.

If you can't even give a place a proper name, don't complain when people refer to it as its actual name.

Ok so you have analysed where the name in Turkish comes from. Great! Well done! Ain't you a clever dick.

But you know what, nobody gives a shit. People from Jakarta to San Francisco and from Cape Town to Kiruna (Sweden) call it "Istanbul." I guarantee you if you go to Seoul Airport or Zagreb Airport you will see a sign not for Constantinople but Istanbul.

If in the Greek language you want to keep it historical fine. But dont try to change English with bullshit nationalist arguments.

Well you can imagine how amazed my english pals are when I explain what the literal translation of Istanbul is in Greek and that the city was actually founded and built by the Byzantine Emporer Constantine I and and not the Turks.

It's a real eye opener for them.

[Omer Seyhan]

It's called Istanbul, which is derived from the Greek I stin poli, or in English, "at the city".

What city is that exactly?

The city of Constantine or Constantinople.

If you can't even give a place a proper name, don't complain when people refer to it as its actual name.

Ok so you have analysed where the name in Turkish comes from. Great! Well done! Ain't you a clever dick.

But you know what, nobody gives a shit. People from Jakarta to San Francisco and from Cape Town to Kiruna (Sweden) call it "Istanbul." I guarantee you if you go to Seoul Airport or Zagreb Airport you will see a sign not for Constantinople but Istanbul.

If in the Greek language you want to keep it historical fine. But dont try to change English with bullshit nationalist arguments.

Well you can imagine how amazed my english pals are when I explain what the literal translation of Istanbul is in Greek and that the city was actually founded and built by the Byzantine Emporer Constantine I and and not the Turks.

It's a real eye opener for them.

So what ?

Most of the world's cities were founded by 'other people'?

Come on Ed, this is a pointless argument.

[shahmaran]

It's called Istanbul, which is derived from the Greek I stin poli, or in English, "at the city".

What city is that exactly?

The city of Constantine or Constantinople.

If you can't even give a place a proper name, don't complain when people refer to it as its actual name.

Ok so you have analysed where the name in Turkish comes from. Great! Well done! Ain't you a clever dick.

But you know what, nobody gives a shit. People from Jakarta to San Francisco and from Cape Town to Kiruna (Sweden) call it "Istanbul." I guarantee you if you go to Seoul Airport or Zagreb Airport you will see a sign not for Constantinople but Istanbul.

If in the Greek language you want to keep it historical fine. But dont try to change English with bullshit nationalist arguments.

Well you can imagine how amazed my english pals are when I explain what the literal translation of Istanbul is in Greek and that the city was actually founded and built by the Byzantine Emporer Constantine I and and not the Turks.

It's a real eye opener for them.

Well then I truly feel sorry for those ignorant Brits that they have a fiend like you to feed them shit, as Istanbul was built by the Romans.

And NO the Romans were not Greek

[Me Ed]

Most cities were probably not built by other people, but you are right, it's pointless you guys getting bothered by the name of a city.

[Me Ed]

It's called Istanbul, which is derived from the Greek I stin poli, or in English, "at the city".

What city is that exactly?

The city of Constantine or Constantinople.

If you can't even give a place a proper name, don't complain when people refer to it as its actual name.

Ok so you have analysed where the name in Turkish comes from. Great! Well done! Ain't you a clever dick.

But you know what, nobody gives a shit. People from Jakarta to San Francisco and from Cape Town to Kiruna (Sweden) call it "Istanbul." I guarantee you if you go to Seoul Airport or Zagreb Airport you will see a sign not for Constantinople but Istanbul.

If in the Greek language you want to keep it historical fine. But dont try to change English with bullshit nationalist arguments.

Well you can imagine how amazed my english pals are when I explain what the literal translation of Istanbul is in Greek and that the city was actually founded and built by the Byzantine Emporer Constantine I and and not the Turks.

It's a real eye opener for them.

Well then I truly feel sorry for those ignorant Brits that they have a fiend like you to feed them shit, as Istanbul was built by the Romans.

And NO the Romans were not Greek

Bizairre argument!

I never once said it was built by Greeks, but thinking about it, as the Byzantines where Greeks, its safe to say that the city was probably physicallly built by Greek hands.

[denizaksulu]

It's called Istanbul, which is derived from the Greek I stin poli, or in English, "at the city".

What city is that exactly?

The city of Constantine or Constantinople.

If you can't even give a place a proper name, don't complain when people refer to it as its actual name.

Ok so you have analysed where the name in Turkish comes from. Great! Well done! Ain't you a clever dick.

But you know what, nobody gives a shit. People from Jakarta to San Francisco and from Cape Town to Kiruna (Sweden) call it "Istanbul." I guarantee you if you go to Seoul Airport or Zagreb Airport you will see a sign not for Constantinople but Istanbul.

If in the Greek language you want to keep it historical fine. But dont try to change English with bullshit nationalist arguments.

Well you can imagine how amazed my english pals are when I explain what the literal translation of Istanbul is in Greek and that the city was actually founded and built by the Byzantine Emporer Constantine I and and not the Turks.

It's a real eye opener for them.

Well then I truly feel sorry for those ignorant Brits that they have a fiend like you to feed them shit, as Istanbul was built by the Romans.

And NO the Romans were not Greek

This Turkish extract states that Byzantium was built first by the GREEK Byzas.

I dont think for one moment that Byzas was ROMAN. Dont change historical/hysterical facts.

"İstanbul’un tarihçesi
IV.jeolojik zamanın başında derin bir vadiyi deniz sularının istilâ etmesiyle dünyanın en güzel boğazı meydana gelmiş oluyordu.Burada ilk yerleşmenin M.Ö. 5.binde Kadıköy civarında Fikirtepe de olduğunu tesbit ediyoruz.Fakat batılıların mitolojiden esinlenerek Bosphoros dedikleri 27km. uzunluğundaki boğazın güzelliğini ilk önce Megaralılar keşfetmiştir.M.Ö. 7.yy.da Megaralılar kendi yurtlarından ayrılırlarken yeni yurtlarını nerede kurmalarını kâhinlere sorduklarında “Körler yurdu karşısında ,,cevabını almışlardır.Başkanları Bizas ile bugün Topkapı Sarayının bulunduğu yere geldiklerinde karşıda kalhidon da yerleşmiş olan Fenikelileri görmüşler,bu kadar güzel yeri bırakıp orada yerleşenlerin kör olması gerekir deyip kâhinlerin burayı belirttiğine kanâat getirerek burada yerleşmişlerdir.Böylece Topkapı Sarayının bulunduğu alan da kurulan şehri Sarayburnundan başlayarak Sultanahmet Camiinin yanından geçen ve Ahırkapıda denize ulaşan surlarla çevirmişler ve bu küçük şehre de başkanlarının adına izafeten Bizantion ismi vermişleridir."

[Omer Seyhan]

Most cities were probably not built by other people, but you are right, it's pointless you guys getting bothered by the name of a city.

Its what it used to be called in English in the 19th century and very early 20th century, that was like 100 years ago.

Nowadays most people recognise Istanbul in the English speaking world but haven't the foggiest what Constantinople is. Why confuse them? Why raise the issue at all? Unless of course you have a nationalist agenda?

[denizaksulu]

Most cities were probably not built by other people, but you are right, it's pointless you guys getting bothered by the name of a city.

Its what it used to be called in English in the 19th century and very early 20th century, that was like 100 years ago.

Nowadays most people recognise Istanbul in the English speaking world but haven't the foggiest what Constantinople is. Why confuse them? Why raise the issue at all? Unless of course you have a nationalist agenda?

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[yialousa1971]

MICHAEL COREN:Greek Orthodox Church on ground zero got rejected! Mosque coming?

Even though building a Mosque there is a daft idea (to serve divisionism), building a Greek Orthodox Church is just as stupid when Catholicism is the most popular Christian denomination in the US! In fact Greek Orthodoxy doesn’t even make the top 5 Christian denominations in the US!

No you're stupid, the church (St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church) was destroyed on 911 so it's re building what was there before, get it fool. But it seems your Jewish friends (The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) don't want to re build it!