No more steven gerrard talk!!!!

[Tom]

No, let's talk about Cyprus, seeing as we're lacking a much-needed Cyprus forum

And while we're about it, lets re-conquer Constantinople!!!!

[Dhav]

And while we're about it, lets re-conquer Constantinople!!!!

Now you're talking brother



Shall rise again

[Diego]

to get back on the main subjects you english ****s, here ya go

[Tom]

Now you're talking brother



Shall rise again

Being a cypriot you probably know this, but I didn't and thought it interesting. Apparantly the turkish crescent and star was actually the symbol of the city of constantinople - it's actually byzantine. The star was added by one of the emperors and signfies the virgin mary. When the turks nicked the city they also nicked the symbol too.

Now that's what I call history.

[Dhav]

Do you have a message for the Turks whilst you are at it?

[Dhav]

Being a cypriot you probably know this, but I didn't and thought it interesting. Apparantly the turkish crescent and star was actually the symbol of the city of constantinople - it's actually byzantine. The star was added by one of the emperors and signfies the virgin mary. When the turks nicked the city they also nicked the symbol too.

Now that's what I call history.

They nicked the name "Istanbul" from the Greeks as well. The Greeks would say they were going "is tin poli", which means they were going "to the city", and the Turks adopted that as the name for the City.

[Diego]

They nicked the name "Istanbul" from the Greeks as well. The Greeks would say they were going "is tin poli", which means they were going "to the city", and the Turks adopted that as the name for the City.

daft pricks

[Dhav]

daft pricks

Yep

[Morph]

I found the Famagusta trip very interesting, the way you could see the show rooms with all the stuff in was wierd.

[MrMichael]

Muaaaah ha ha ha, got there in the end




Now to shamelessly cut and past from the international forums

[Tom]

They nicked the name "Istanbul" from the Greeks as well. The Greeks would say they were going "is tin poli", which means they were going "to the city", and the Turks adopted that as the name for the City.

Yes I knew that much Istanbul means "the city" yes?

They also nicked the idea of the veil. It was actually a byzantine christian tradition that they took up when they invaded. From occupied constantinople it then spread out through the ottoman empire and got incorporated into islamic tradition. Kinda funny when you think of all the recent fuss....

[Red Chilli]

to get back on the main subjects you english ****s, here ya go

[Diego]

did you go on and win it?

[paulcooper4]

kop_al, get reporting them posts lad

[Dhav]

Yes I knew that much Istanbul means "the city" yes?

They also nicked the idea of the veil. It was actually a byzantine christian tradition that they took up when they invaded. From occupied constantinople it then spread out through the ottoman empire and got incorporated into islamic tradition. Kinda funny when you think of all the recent fuss....

Yes - "in the city".

That is interesting, about the veil. The Muslims pace so much reverence in the teachings of Mohammed , but it is obvious that a loy of their practices are not particularly inspired by the Quaran (sp?).

Also goes to show how good Turks are at taking things that dont belong to them.