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Helena (empress)

Saint Helena or Saint Helen (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; c.250 c.330) was the consort of the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus and the mother of the emperor Constantine the Great. She is an important figure in the history of Christianity and the world due to her major influence on her son and her own contributions in placing Christianity at the heart of Western Civilization. She is traditionally credited with a pilgrimage to Syria Palaestina, during which she is claimed to have discovered the True Cross.

She is revered as a saint by the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, the Roman Catholic, and the Anglican as well as commemorated by the Lutheran Church.

Family life

Helena's birthplace is not known with certainty. The 6th-century historian Procopius is the earliest authority for the statement that Helena was a native of Drepanum, in the province of Bithynia in Asia Minor. Her son Constantine renamed the city "Helenopolis" after her death around 330, which supports the belief that the city was her birthplace. The Byzantinist Cyril Mango has argued that Helenopolis was refounded to strengthen the communication network around his new capital in Constantinople, and was renamed simply to honor Helena, not to mark her birthplace. There was also a Helenopolis in Palestine and a Helenopolis in Lydia. These cities, and the province of Helenopontus in the Diocese of Pontus, were probably both named after Constantine's mother.G. K. Chesterton in his book 'A Short History of England' writes that she was considered a Briton by the British, a tradition noted by Geoffrey of Monmouth, whose 12th century Historia Regum Britanniae reports that Helena was a daughter of the British King Coel.

Constantinople

Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis or Κωνσταντινούπολη Konstantinoúpoli; Latin: Constantinopolis; Ottoman Turkish: قسطنطینية, Qustantiniyye; modern Turkish: İstanbul; Bulgarian: Цариград) was the capital city of the Roman/Byzantine (330–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin (1204–1261), and the Ottoman (1453–1924) empires. It was reinaugurated in 324 AD at ancient Byzantium, as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Emperor Constantine the Great, after whom it was named, and dedicated on 11 May 330. In the 12th century, the city was the largest and wealthiest European city and it was instrumental in the advancement of Christianity during Roman and Byzantine times. After the loss of its territory, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire was reduced to just its capital city and its environs, eventually falling to the Ottomans in 1453. Following the Muslim conquest, the former bastion of Christianity in the east, Constantinople, was turned into the capital of the Ottoman Empire, under which it prospered and flourished again. For many centuries the city was popularly called "Istanbul", from a Greek phrase meaning "to the city" (εἰς τὴν πόλιν), while officially it was known under various names, including Constantinople and Dersaadet. Names other than "Istanbul" became obsolete in late Ottoman Empire, and after Turkey switched to Latin script in 1928, it began to urge other countries to use the Turkish name, and "Istanbul" gradually attained international usage.

Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a 1953 swing-style song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. Written on the 500th year anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, the lyrics playfully refer to the official 1930 renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul. The song's original release certified as a gold record.

Musical influences

It is said to be a response to "C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E" recorded in 1928 by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra.

The Four Lads original version

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" was originally recorded by the Canadian vocal quartet, The Four Lads on August 12, 1953. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40082. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on October 24, 1953, and it peaked at #10. It was the group's first gold record.

Cover versions

They Might Be Giants

One of the better-known versions of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is the cover by the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants (TMBG), who released it on their album Flood in 1990. It was released as the second single from that album in the same year. TMBG's version is at a faster tempo than the original.

Istanbul

Istanbul (/ˌɪstænˈbl/ or /ˌstɑːnˈbl/;Turkish: İstanbul [isˈtanbuɫ]), historically also known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center. Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosphorus strait between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical center lies on the European side and about a third of its population lives on the Asian side. The city is the administrative center of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (coterminous with Istanbul Province), both hosting a population of around 14 million residents. Istanbul is one of the world's most populous cities and ranks as world's 6th-largest city proper and the largest European city.

Founded under the name of Byzantium on the Sarayburnu promontory around 660 BCE, the city developed to become one of the most significant in history. After its reestablishment as Constantinople in 330 CE, it served as an imperial capital for almost 16 centuries, during the Roman and Byzantine (330–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin (1204–1261), and the Ottoman (1453–1922) empires. It was instrumental in the advancement of Christianity during Roman and Byzantine times, before the Ottomans conquered the city in 1453 and transformed it into an Islamic stronghold and the seat of the Ottoman Caliphate.

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Dini Radyo Religious Turkey
TürkRap Rap Turkey
Semerkand Radyo Religious Turkey
Cemre FM Religious Turkey
Power XL Extra Lounge Varied,Dance Turkey
Radyo Illaç Pop Turkey
Baba Radyo Varied Turkey
Park FM Folk,World,World Europe Turkey
Gurbetci FM Pop Turkey
Super FM Bergama Pop Turkey
Lokum FM Pop Turkey
Voice Quran Abdussamed Quran Reading ,Kuran Religious Turkey
Dünya Radyo Easy,Pop,Dance Turkey
TRT Avrupa Varied Turkey
Irsad FM Religious Turkey
TRT Radyo 1 Easy,Talk Turkey
Hikmet FM Religious Turkey
Cafe 80s 80s Turkey
Radyo Ilef Ankara 91 College Turkey
Gün Radyo Pop Turkey
TRT Nağme Folk Turkey
TRT Radyo 6 Unknown Turkey
Dost Radyo Erzican Varied Turkey
Joy Türk 89.0 Pop Turkey
Gözyaşi FM Konya Religious Turkey
Güney Radyo Folk Turkey
Cilek FM Folk Turkey
TRT Erzurum Unknown Turkey
Radyo TSR Varied Turkey
Power Türk Pop Turkey
Atlantis FM Ankara Pop Turkey
Radyo Mega Folk Turkey
TRT Türkü Folk Turkey
Radyo Iz Folk,World,World Europe Turkey
Radyo Bilkent Pop,Classical,World Europe Turkey
TRT VOT World Varied Turkey
Baskent Radyo Folk,World Europe,World Mediterranean Turkey
TRT FM Folk Turkey
Özel FM Religious Turkey
TRT Radyo 3 Easy,Talk Turkey
Seymen FM Istanbul World Middle East Turkey
Çağri FM Religious Turkey
Yön Radyo Folk Turkey
Konya FM World Europe Turkey
Nor Radyo Varied Turkey
POWER FM Turkey Pop Turkey
AKRA FM Religious Turkey
Dost FM Ankara Religious Turkey
ART FM Religious Turkey
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