Istanbul Quotes

Istanbul Quote of the day

If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.

Either I conquer Istanbul or Istanbul conquers me.

Istanbul ... the constant beating of the wave of the East against the rock of the West.

İstanbul 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.

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.

On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, İstanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.

If they say "you have your last chance to look at the world", I wish that look would from Çamlıca of Istanbul.

Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.

Istanbul owes its extraordinary situation to Golden Horn, Marmara Sea and The Bosphorus.

I found that the loudest fans in the world are in Istanbul.

To savour Istanbul's back streets, to appreciate the vines and trees that endow its ruins with accidental grace, you must, first and foremost, be a stranger to them.

In Istanbul I met a man who said he knew beyond a doubt that God was a cat. I asked why he was so sure, and the man said, "When I pray to him, he ignores me."

The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.

I went to Istanbul. I spoke to blind people, most of whom had lost their sight suddenly. I asked them to describe the last thing they saw.

So you set out to travel to Rome... and end up in Istanbul. You set off for Japan... and you end up on a train across Siberia. The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder.

The kind of power mothers have is enormous.

I think perhaps it is a generational thing. I talk to younger people and they say, Where is this melancholy city you talk about My Istanbul is a sunny place.

National consciousness is truly a miraculous thing. When I am not in Turkey I feel even more Turkish than in Istanbul. But when I'm home my European side becomes more apparent.

The Turks can be killed, but they can never be conquered.

Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture.

When it comes to emotions, we all feel pain in the same way, everyone, whether you're from Istanbul or Beijing.

Istanbul these days has as much dynamism as New York.

We're going to be the underdogs again in Istanbul on the 25th, but that suits us. (on the Champions league Final)

Vodafone is building a digital stadium in Istanbul. It is really worth going to see that. The whole experience will change with the possibilities viewers will have.

I once stayed in a roach-infested hotel in Istanbul for a work trip. I had to share my room with a male model, and pointedly all we talked about was our other halves.

We are not in prison so we are free and happy? No. We're in a different kind of prison in this life. We have to confront it, and we have to liberate Istanbul and ourselves, as well.

We've proved a lot of people wrong so far but the job is not finished yet and if we come home from Istanbul empty handed then it would be a disaster.

I have been on dialysis in Istanbul, Milan, Indonesia, Manila, London. It's - it's amazing.

There are some cities in the world, they would have looked much more beautiful had they never been a city and İstanbul is such a city!

This Captain had been brought up in Istanbul. His mind was made of minarets and domes. He capped himself with spacious ease. He was his own call to prayer.