Unknown source, just found it on Facebook and last trace I found is this Reddit post but it isn't marked as OC: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/gmky0e/the_difference_between_constantinople_city_of/
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2024
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Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.
So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul.
I hope this helps any single people.
If you have a date in Constantinople, I doubt they are still waiting unless you hurry very hard
A date in Constantinople:
Hate to be the one who breaks it to you but this is, well, beyond hurrying
Maybe, but you have to remember that even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say.