Istanbul
About Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical center. With a population of over 15 million, it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus – one of the world's busiest waterways – in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of 5,461 square kilometers (2,109 mi2) is coterminous with Istanbul Province.
On the show — 15 mentions total
There was a new train system being built, and as they were digging — this was in Istanbul, I think — there was just too much history.
from 122: No Such Thing As A Sticky Shell Spoon, 2016-07-15 at 00:19:12 · read transcript
Other times Istanbul came up
You could only drink it in tiny sips. You kind of have to chat. Yeah. The Ottoman Sultan in 1633 cracked down on it. This is supposedly true that he walked around Istanbul in disguise with a big sword ready to behead anybody he found drinking coffee. Is that right? This is the story. Again, it may well be apocryphal. I love the detail of a big sword.
237: No Such Thing As A Closed-Minded Tortoise, 2018-10-05 · listen
Then the second one was built 33 years later. They presumably thought, oh, this is a really good idea. That was slightly lower. That was the Hellespont, apparently, which is just... Oh, that's the Dardanelles. That's a different part of Istanbul, right? It is indeed. Yeah. It's just southwest of the Bosphorus. Then 1973, AD was when the first permanent bridge was built across the boss for us.
No Such Thing As Captain Birdseye's Caribou Sausage, 2025-03-06 · listen
Also the coffee was brewed for 20 minutes and it was served very, very hot. You could only drink it in tiny sips. so you kind of have to chat. The Ottoman Sultan in 1633 cracked down on it. This is supposedly true that he walked around Istanbul in disguise with a big sword ready to behead anybody he found drinking coffee. Is that right? This is the story.
No Such Thing As A Closed-Minded Tortoise, 2018-10-05 · listen
More places from this episode
122: No Such Thing As A Sticky Shell Spoon put 2 places on the map.
- Rome · Italy
Coordinates: 41.0136, 28.9550