Project Eureka!

1. ISTANBUL
Istanbul (historically Byzantium and
Constantinople), is the largyst city of Turkey,
home to a population of 8,803,468 in 2010.
A megacity, it is the nation's cultural,
economic, and financial center, ranked as
an alpha (-) world city by GaWC in 2010.

2. An aerial view of Galata (foreground) and the Seraglio Point(background)
at the eastern tip of the historic peninsula of Istanbul. The Princes'
Islands are seen on the horizon, at left.

3. Located in the northwest of the country, it lies on
the Bosphorus strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as
the Golden Horn. Extending both on the European (Thrace) and Asian
(Anatolia) sides of the strait, Istanbul is the only city in the world situated
on two continents. It covers 39 districts ofIstanbul province. The greater
Istanbul metropolitan area held 18% of Turkey's population in 2010. Its
13.26 million residents rank it third in Europe after those
of London and Moscow.