How Istanbul’s Geography Gave It Power
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2023
- Istanbul is one of those places whose geography seems overpowered on first glance, but when you dig a little deeper, you realize it has just as many flaws as it does blessings.
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Why ahbap they do nothing
That's why Napoleon once said, “If the world were a single state, Constantinople would be its capital.”
Nah Panama.
@@BrightWendigo why would it be?
And if you hate the world, you can put the "World's capital" in Venice. lol
if the world were a single state, the Capital is underground because cities can the targeted by aliens through space.
Now it’s New York City
If you found your city on a spot where a little water connects two amounts of a LOT of water
You can basically start counting your money ahead of time.
Following the earthquake in the South East there's an ongoing controversy regarding the metropoles fate in a potential earthquake, many argue that the population needs to be reduced and most buildings be evacuated
iirc they already received a warning back when the Izmit earthquake happened in 1999, as well as past quakes in 1509, 1766, and 1894.
I visited Istanbul last year and there is so much culture to explore. That trip also made me fit since you get to walk a lot, which is the etymology behind the city's name
omg can you explain the etymology of the word? whenever i look it up it only says the greek etimology "ist in polin", what's the correlation with walking? also true, it did make me fit as well hahahahaha
Cat City, trust me and anybody has come there, there were many cats at that city.
Great video, hope you’re doing well, glad to see you get back into the swing of things
In addition to its strategic location, Istanbul's geography also provided natural defenses that made it difficult to conquer. The city is situated on a hilly peninsula, making it easy to defend against invading armies. The Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn, which are both natural harbors, also provided protection from naval attacks.
Also, the Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus is known for it's unpredictable sea current and weather patterns since Ancient times.
Istanbul’s name is like if New York City had it’s name officially changed to Bigapple, Enwysee, or The City (also what Istanbul means).
İstanbul’s name evolved Constantinopolis (City of Constantin)
Constantinopolis > Constantinopol > Stanpoli > İstanbul
@@toxichuman208 coming from the greek phrase ''εισ την πολη'' which means ''to the city'' its a turkified version of that phrase really
ironically enough, the “turkish” name has greek roots
@@StyliansPerpsective I mean there is nothing ironic about it if you consider the Ottomans called it Konstantiniyye
@@cem708 They actually wish us to change the name to the Güzelorda or (𐰏𐰇𐰔𐰠∶𐰆𐰺𐰑𐰀)･･･
Legend has it that the Roman Emperor Justinian still watches over his Haiga Sophia too this day hidden in the Mosaics, and in his last breath thought: "Caesar I was, and will be with my darling in just a few moments. "
Sadly ever since Hagia Sophia was converted back to a mosque, the building has suffered gradual degradation from all the people visiting
@@milibaental gymnastics. It already was an extremely visited building, if anything it would have fallen in visitors after being turned back into a mosque from a museum
@@fusionreactor7179many things have been damanged since it turned into a mosque again though, way more than before.
@@fusionreactor7179
You don't even know the definition of mental gymnastics.
Being turned into a mosque has accelerated degradation because there are no closing ours and nearly no maintenance by staff
Istanbul Geography is the reason it was made the capital of the Ottomans
Through conquest, the Ottomans gained control of many ports and had sole access to the Black Sea, from which even Russian vessels were excluded, and trade among the provinces increased greatly. As the largest city in western Asia or Europe, Istanbul was the natural center of this commerce.
look its good, but still not the reason it was made the capital. the reason is because the ottomans claimed to be the succesor to rome and constantinople/istanbul was its capital. also it was a massive city for the time
Moreso made the capital to allow the Ottomans to claim themselves as the successor to the Roman Empire, the capital beforehand of Edirne being there to allow to Ottomans to be better positioned to take Constantinople(the cities name at the time)-geography just being a massive plus.
Not quite. It was made the capital because Mehmet II had ambitions to conquer and reform the Roman empire but his successors ended up instead forming a pseudo-caliphate instead.
@@ub3rfr3nzy94 Both would've been good, Roman caliphate
Glad to see you posting videos again, KhAnubis!
Welcome back! Loved learning about the water infrastructure of this city.
I was just thinking it had been a long time since we had a KhAnubis video!
Turkey is an interesting country, so must its geography be
"cities are built by their geographies" masons carrying 300-pound-stones hearing this: 😐
Great video.
If I recall correctly, I'm pretty sure Istanbul is one of the top 10 most besieged cities in history
not top 10, 5 or 3, it *is* the most besieged city
@@bentx8568 good to know. Couldn't remember exactly, so I figured top 10 was close enough
It has been besieged more than 30 times
Eh, it was never actually besieged throughout the entire Ottoman era, after that too. It was occuppied after WW1 but no siege.
@@fusionreactor7179 ottomans besieged istanbul 3 times. 1411, 1422, 1453.
It used to be a great geography for Constantinople as it was the hub of the ancient world, but years later weren't too kind to the city as it became Instabul and trade routes changed and the environment worsened in Anatolia.
Did not expect a Poptropica reference with the Oracle. I have played that game in almost a decade now
So this video makes mw want to learn about the Montreaux Convention. I sense a rabbit hole coming on
Please do a video on countrys air space like your one on maritime borders
How long did it take you to get your ice cream at the end?
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Hey at 6:00 thats not istanbul thats izmir my city hahaha
6:02 looks like Izmir, not Istanbul, because of the architecture and the presence of palm trees and the Hilton hotel at the background
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A correction Turkey does charge the passings. It just cant increase the amount.
I think it can only charge management fee and isnt technically allowed to make a profit. Im sure it does somehow, but probably not much since it has to keep it hidden
Its sort of geography that fantasy mapmakers laugh you at for putting it on your own saying its unrealistic " natural ticket booth" on that sorth.
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I thought people said it was the most important geopolitical place in the world
Are you a time traveler from the 1700s
About the channel, it's about MONEY. Money to keep the construction sector alive. Not the Montreaux Convention. Because it does not affect it.
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Why is Crimea not marked as part of ukraine in the map in 01:36 ?
It's been annexed by Russia since 2014. The Crimea Republic voted to join Russia with it being like 80 to 90 percent ethnic Russians and ukraine repressing any separatist movementprior to 2014, like with donetsk and lukab. It's just that international community doesn't recognize it, but it more russian than Ukrainian. Checks out
Ah I see, he is trying to hide crimea to stop fights in the comments
Konstantinyeeeeeee
1:44
don't have to make sure we will hear it :(
Istanbul Canal proposal is misplaced on the map but other than that everything seems to check out. Also i hate that canal plan, just saying
Really hope that canal doesn't get built. A ship elevator would be jankier but cause less ecologic upheaval
Explanation is really good but why that corny orientalist music in the background? 😐
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Well, the istanbul canal won’t be built but okay.
Great video about my beloved İstanbul but ı have to say, the reasoning behind the construction of the canal being the "Bosphorus is too crowded with ships." is a false statement made by the government in order to gain support for the canal. Shipping traffic has actualy been decreasing for the last decade or so.
gemiler azalıyor ama boyutları kat kat artıyor
6:33 😏
The Hagia Sophia was built by Illyrians 🇦🇱
Building a New canal means also building a 2. Istanbul
Istanbul is overpopulated
The Goverment is doing the right thing and we will make 20 billion every year by doing nothing
Turks indeed had a decisive role in triggering historical major events like the Migration Period, Crusades, shaping the history of Balkans, Islamization of Northern India, Age of Discovery as well as ending the Middle Ages with the conquest of Constantinople, fall of the Roman Empire.
You mean Turkic peoples, but yeah you're right.
You are giving it to much importance.
First
Sad Fact: Earthquake is coming💀
All of Islam worship a dude that married a six year old.
Let the sea wash them out
@@chinesevirus-ix3yrwhat does that have to do with earthquake?you should respect others beliefs man
Peak turkish engineering i guess 😂
Istanbul was Constantinople,
Now It's Istanbul, not constantinople
It's been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish city with great geography
Even Old New York, was a great Harbour,
Why does every city have a river or a port?
I guess humans just need a water source
And commerce and trade
There is a mistake- map of Ukraine shown without Crimea peninsula. Greetings from Ukrainian soldier 🇺🇦
God bless!
It's russian since 2014, it's just recognized. If so there would be Ukrainian soldiers there when the war started. It's like Falkland Islands to Argentina
May god help you, slava Ukraine
From Turkey🇹🇷🇺🇦
I think it would be cool if it was still under Greece’s rule after WW1
TURKS MASSACRED ARMENİANS GREEK MAYBE İN WW1 GREECE PART OF OTTOMAN EMPİRE BİCH.MORON.
@@EmperorOfDrill so ur yelling at me? 😂🤡 and what about the treaty of WW1?
@@Michaelengelmann SO YOUR TELLİNG ME İN WW1 MİLLİON EUROEPANS DEATH AND OTTOMAN TURKİSH VİCTORY AND TURKS FREEDOM WAR AGAİNST FRENCH BRİTİSH RUSSİANS İTALİANS ARMENİNAS AND GREEKS 1920 1923 TURKİSH LEADER ATATÜRK AGAİNST TREATY CREATED NEW REPUBLİC AGAİNST ENEMİES..
@@EmperorOfDrill y r u yelling? 😂🤡
@@EmperorOfDrill ua-cam.com/video/C_uaLrbcpXE/v-deo.html
Why did you give the Crimean peninsula to Russia when it is part of Ukraine ???
It's been annexed since 2014
That’s actually bs, I’d be tight if I was Turkey. Why can’t they tax people to go through the Bosphorus? If you’re in a country’s water border could they tax you?
International law guarantees free access to the ocean, so Turkiye can’t charge for the Bosporus, as that would be barring countries from ocean access. Also, the Bosporus is a natural waterway. The Panama Canal and the Suez Canal are shortcuts (big shortcuts, but shortcuts nonetheless) that were human-made and ships have other ways to access the ocean besides them, so they can charge. Hence why Turkiye is building a canal so it can charge for passage while leaving the Bosporus free of charge.
Im Turkish and I assure you there will be no canal or anything. It is just a big, very big propaganda story.
I find it really funny how many foreigners just believe it🤣🤣
Dude we gained so much just by letting Europeans have influence over the straight (it was only thing they cared about back then, they gave us all the occupied territories back for it) and that was a huuuuge win for us at the time. When the second world war came they gave us even more control over the straights with Mountrox (idk how to spell that, sorry) so it was always us agreeing to these terms but for good reasons (gaining more than we loose with straight money)
Bro Turkey doea charge the passings. I dont know why he said that
Real reason: Turkey lost the war and even though they didnt lose hard enough to lose their country, they had to make concessions. Even Egypt is bound to keep passing prices relatively low through the suez and has no power to bar countries from using it.
LET’S CALL IT WHAT IT REALLY IS - THE REAL JERUSALEM!!
Crimea is Ukrainian
crimea belongs to russia. and transnistria, abkhazia, and south osettia are independent. If anyone ever went there you would see that these places do not belong to moldova or georgia just because the western world refuses to acknowledge them (but yet they love kosovo for some reason?)
Crimea is not colored with the Ukrainian flag??? Dislike, and gofy with kindness :*
did your father left you to get milk
Personal experience reference?
@@chinesevirus-ix3yr of yours?
@@chinesevirus-ix3yr lmao