Discover our favorite quotes about Istanbul – words of wisdom by famous people that can turn into your next trip’s slogan.
Either I conquer Istanbul or Istanbul conquers me. – Mehmed the Conqueror
If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital. – Napoleon Bonaparte
People were right when they say there is no other place on earth as beautiful looking as Istanbul. – Chateaubriand
Istanbul is inspiring because it has its own code of architecture, literature, poetry, music. – Christian Louboutin
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. – Alphonse de Lamartine
Istanbul, a universal beauty where poet and archaeologist, diplomat and merchant, princess and sailor, northerner and westerner screams with same admiration. The whole world thinks that this city is the most beautiful place on earth. – Edmondo De Amicis
Istanbul is a magical seal which unites Europe and Asia since the ancient times. Without a doubt, Istanbul is certainly the most beautiful place of the world. – Gerard De Nerval
Istanbul… the constant beating of the wave of the East against the rock of the West… – Susan Moody
All other cities are doomed, but I imagine that as long as people exist, Constantinople will exist. – Petrus Gyllius
* Constantinople is the old name of Istanbul
Life can’t be all that bad, I’d think from time to time. Whatever happens, I can always take a long walk along the Bosphorus. – Orhan Pamuk
If they say “you have your last chance to look at the world”, I wish that look would from Çamlıca of Istanbul.- Alphonse de Lamartine
* Çamlıca is a hill in Istanbul
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