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- Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.
- Constantinople became Istanbul because people started referring to it as “The City” and the Greek phrase for “In The City” is pronounced “Is Tin Poli.”; Over time, this became Istanbul.
- During the 9th century AD, two Vikings graffitied their names in the runes of Hagia Sophia. These carvings have survived since the Byzantium era, and are still viewable in modern-day Istanbul.
- The cymbal manufacturer Zildjian was founded in Istanbul nearly 400 years ago
- Every Saturday in Istanbul, a group of women gathers for a half-hour's public silence to protest Turkey's forced disappearances and political murders. Considered a 'model of civil disobedience', they are The Saturday Mothers.
- During the 17th century in Turkey, drinking coffee was illegal and the punishment for doing so was death. The Sultan was so obsessed with enforcing this that he'd dress as a commoner, roam the streets of Istanbul with a sword, and chop off the heads of anyone he caught drinking it
- Earthquakes have been moving so consistently along the North Anatolian Fault that Seismologists were able to predict the 1999 Izmit earthquake. The next earthquake it expected to hit near the city of Istanbul.
- The beautiful Blue Mosque in Istanbul smells like feet because of the tourists who must remove their shoes, not the local worshipers who practice ablution that includes washing their feet before they pray
- In various neighborhoods throughout Istanbul, recycling boxes were installed that dispense dog food every time someone deposits a plastic bottle for recycling. Over 150,000 stray dogs are said to roam the streets of the city.
- 60 years ago there was a series of riots organized by the Turkish authorities against Greeks living in Istanbul, similar to Kristallnacht.
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