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Byzantine structures in the city. It now functions as a mosque.
(Küçük Aya Sofya Camii, SS Sergi-
us & Bacchus Church; Küçük Ayasofya Caddesi, Küçük Ayasofya; admission free;
Sultanahmet or Çemberlitaş)
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Naming Rights
The name İstanbul probably derives from
'eis ten polin'
(Greek for 'to the city'). Though the Turks kept the
name Constantinople after the Conquest, they also used other names, including İstanbul and Dersaadet (City of
Peace and/or Happiness). The city's name was officially changed to istanbul by Atatürk in the early republican
years.