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Is it der, die or das Istanbul?

Istanbul

The article is needed if "Istanbul" in a certain quality, at a certain point in time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

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German declension of Istanbul?

How does the declension of Istanbul work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative (das) Istanbul
Genitive (des Istanbul) (des Istanbuls) Istanbuls
Dative (dem) Istanbul
Akkusative (das) Istanbul

What is the meaning of Istanbul in German?

Istanbul is defined as:

[1] largest city in Turkey

[1] größte Stadt der Türkei

How to use Istanbul in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Istanbul with translations in English.

[1] „Nach einer Berg- und Talfahrt ist Fed-Cup-Spielerin Andrea Petkovic (Darmstadt) beim WTA-Turnier in Istanbul im Halbfinale gescheitert.“

[1] "After a mountain and descent, FED Cup player Andrea Petkovic (Darmstadt) is at the WTA tournament in Istanbul in the semi-finals"

[1] „Sein Plan war, zunächst von Bulgarien und dem griechischen Thrakien aus den europäischen Teil der Türkei zu erobern, Istanbul zu nehmen und den Bosporus zu überqueren, um weiter nach Anatolien vorzustoßen.“

[1] "His plan was to take Bulgaria and Greek Thracium from the European part of Turkey, to take Istanbul and cross the Bosphorus to further anatolia"