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The difference between Constantinople, City of Istanbul, and Istanbul (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by EfreetSK to c/[email protected]

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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/

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

That's nobody's business but the Turks

[–] EfreetSK 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

I saw exactly this comment under the Facebook post I mentioned in the description. And I'm afraid to ask but - is it a nationalistic thing or is it a joke I'm not getting?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

It's a song reference.

An old one, but it stays in circulation for some reason even among younger folks. It's the one already linked by someone else, by they might be giants