Quote Originally Posted by mir
I just Wiki-ed "Istanbul" and it turns out there's a list of names by which it was known... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Istanbul

I like Istanbul or Deraliye best (Deraliye refers to The Sublime Porte). Reminds me of my "lost" Sipahi of the Porte. :(
It will always be a Carigrad for me, no matter how the current owner decides to call it