At first this city was called Byzantium, then Constantinople; in 1930, its official name became this
The city was founded in 667 BC and named Byzantium by the... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Significant Places That Changed Their Names - History and ... [PAR] Mar 28, 2016 ... On March 28, 1930, the Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora changed ... 
of the Ottoman Empire (as well as the Latin Empire and Byzantine Empire), but if 
... came, the country's official name became The Islamic Republic of Iran.