<P> Ottomans used the Arabic transliteration of the city 's name `` Kostantiniyye , '' ( القسطنطينية ) , as can be seen in numerous Ottoman documents . Islambol ( اسلامبول , Full of Islam ) or Islambul ( find Islam ) or Islam ( b ) ol ( old Turkic : be Islam ) , both in Turkish Language , were folk - etymological adaptations of Istanbul created after the Ottoman conquest of 1453 to express the city 's new role as the capital of the Islamic Ottoman Empire . It is first attested shortly after the conquest , and its invention was ascribed by some contemporary writers to Sultan Mehmed II himself . </P>
<P> Ottomans used the Arabic transliteration of the city 's name `` Kostantiniyye , '' ( القسطنطينية ) , as can be seen in numerous Ottoman documents . Islambol ( اسلامبول , Full of Islam ) or Islambul ( find Islam ) or Islam ( b ) ol ( old Turkic : be Islam ) , both in Turkish Language , were folk - etymological adaptations of Istanbul created after the Ottoman conquest of 1453 to express the city 's new role as the capital of the Islamic Ottoman Empire . It is first attested shortly after the conquest , and its invention was ascribed by some contemporary writers to Sultan Mehmed II himself . </P>
after capturing constantinople in 1453 what did the ottomans rename it
after capturing constantinople in 1453 what did the ottomans rename it
Kostantiniyye Istanbul
Kostantiniyye Istanbul