Where the Republic of Turkey�s flag came from?

bul : It finds it

That is Turkish. I have no doubt you know Turkish.

But the "bul" in the name is from Persian origin as I told before. It means "bridge".

kotumeyil

You obviously posted while I was in the middle of my search so I missed your post. But as I said these are the translations I found online. (links provided)
Since you obviously speak the lang. I'm ok with your explanation of it.

Oguzoglu

Again, I never claimed to know Turkish, which is why I gave the links to the translators. As for your 'bul' meaning 'bridge', a little search informed me of the correct word which is "pul" as seen in "Pulisangin" that means "bridge on the Sanggan"

Based on the envelope I posted before and by using a bit of liguistic facts,we find that you obviously place the letter 'I' in place-names (not sure if it happens in other words also) when you find two constonants.
We've discussed about Smyrna before, we find you turning the s-m into a z and by adding an i it gives Izmir.

If we look at the envelope, we see the exact same process. Before the s-t in Stamboul, you added the i again and it gave Istanbul.

I also found that it is also a Turkish linguistic custom of change the n before a p or b to m.  'eis thn Poli'.

Maybe kotumeyil or HulaguHan could help us out.






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Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)


Lyrics by Jimmy Stewart, music by Nat Simon.

Istanbul, not Constantinople!

nice kommensos

Originally posted by Midas I read that Turkish flag had taken from Byzantines; and they took it from older Anatolian Civilizations... What is the real story of that flag?

It might have some link with Islam, too.

Originally posted by Kapikulu Originally posted by Midas I read that Turkish flag had taken from Byzantines; and they took it from older Anatolian Civilizations... What is the real story of that flag? It might have some link with Islam, too.

some say that the Turkish flags moon and star presents something in Islam, but how it could be presenting Islam if this flag taken from a ancient Anatolian civilation??