Istanbul

Country

Turkey

Coordinates

41.0100, 28.9603

History

• Istanbul (330–395), Roman Empire
• Istanbul (395–1204), Byzantine Empire
• Istanbul (1204–1260), Latin Empire
• Istanbul (1260–1453), Byzantine Empire
• Istanbul (1453–1923), Ottoman Empire
• Istanbul (1923–1930), Turkey
• Istanbul (1930–), Turkey

Composers

• Adelburg Ágost (1830–1873), was born in Istanbul
• Tigran Chukhajian (1837–1898), was born in Istanbul
• Edgar Manas (1875–1964), was born and died in Istanbul
• Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985), died in Istanbul
• Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972), was born in Istanbul
• Koharik Gazarossian (1907–1967), was born in Istanbul
• Necil Kazım Akses (1908–1999), was born in Istanbul
• Sirvart Kalpakyan Karamanuk (1912–2008), was born and died in Istanbul
• Bülent Arel (1919–1990), was born in Istanbul
• İlhan Usmanbaş (1921–2025), was born and died in Istanbul
• Nazife Güran (1921–1993), died in Istanbul
• İlhan Mimaroğlu (1926–2012), was born in Istanbul
• John Davison (1930–1999), was born in Istanbul
• Yüksel Koptagel (1931–), was born in Istanbul
• Gilbert Biberian (1944–2023), was born in Istanbul
• Ali Darmar (1946–), was born in Istanbul
• Alexandros Mouzas (1962–), was born in Istanbul
• Tevfik Akbaşlı (1962–), was born in Istanbul
• Mehmet Erhan Tanman (1989–), was born in Istanbul