Istanbul Is the Only City on Two Continents — And It's Not Even Turkey's Capital

The only city straddling Europe and Asia, once capital of three world empires for 1,500 years — yet Turkey deliberately moved its capital to a sleepy inland city in 1923. Istanbul still holds 16 million people and 30% of Turkey's GDP.

One surprising city fact per day — the hidden stories behind streets, subway stations, and skylines you thought you knew.