Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul (, or or ; ), historically known as Byzantium and before 1924 as Constantinople, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center. Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosporus strait (which separates Europe and Asia) between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical center lies on the European side and about a third of its population lives on the Asian side. The city is the administrative center of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (coterminous with Istanbul Province), both hosting a population of around 15
Strait Out of the Box Yes or No" and "I Know She Still Loves Me" were both released from this set as singles. Respectively, they reached number 1 and number 5 on the "Billboard" country charts. As of 2006, it was the best-selling country music box set of all time, selling more than two million copies, and is second only to the "Live 1975–85" box set by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in sales. Strait Out of the Box Strait Out of the Box is the first box set album by American country music artist George Strait. It contains four albums worth of