Istanbul, formerly known as Byzantium and 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 in suburbs on the Asian side of the Bosporus.
With a total population of around fifteen million residents in its metropolitan area, Istanbul is one of the world's largest cities by population, ranking as the world's fifteenth-largest city and the largest city in Europe.
The city is the administrative centre of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (coterminous with Istanbul Province).
Previous comment is %100 wrong. All the monuments mentioned in the comment is in the scenery. And 3d models of them. And also the bridges. Even the latest bridge which was built recently is there. As a born&raised "Istanbuler" I have been using this scenery for quite some time and I'm pretty content with it. Yes there are some minor things here and there but all in all It's a very nice product! After an update it would easily get a 5 star from me!
This rendition of Istanbul city disappoints. There's no 3D imaging of any major landmarks, eg the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi. And, the suspension bridges linking Europe to Asia over the Bosphorus are all missing.