r/europe • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '17

Series What do you know about... Turkey?

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u/-Golvan- France Aug 17 '17

They love cats

They ruled over one of the most powerful and longest lived empire in history

Istanbul is the largest European city

They created their Republic in the most badass way

Turkish people on the French internet are usually extremely nationalistic

Their President is an utter cunt

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u/FrankCesco Italia Aug 19 '17 edited Aug 19 '17

Istanbul is the largest European city

It is actually Moscow with 12 million people, since only a part of Istanbul is in Europe, around 65%.

Edit: Yes I remembered correctly:

Around 5 million (35 %) lives on the Asian side ( Anatolia), around 9 million (65 %) on the European side of the city.

Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million inhabitants.

Fact: Moscow is the most populous city in Europe.

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u/-Golvan- France Aug 19 '17

Most of it is in Europe

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u/FrankCesco Italia Aug 19 '17 edited Aug 19 '17

Yes, but the European Istanbul isn't the most populated European city.

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u/-Golvan- France Aug 19 '17

There's only one official Istanbul city ;)

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u/FrankCesco Italia Aug 19 '17

There's only one official Istanbul city ;)

The euroasian one?