wˌɛn ðə jˈuːmeɪjˌæd fˈoːɹsᵻz bᵻsˈiːdʒd kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl nˈaʊ ˌɪstˌænbˈʊl ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, ðɛɹ nˈeɪvi tˈʊk ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ ɪnðə pˈoːɹt hˈɪɹ.
When the Umayyad forces besieged Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 718, their navy took refuge in the port here.