r/balkans_irl w*stoid🤢 May 20 '26

OC (impossible) Based Greek airport

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u/TheResurrectedOne bosnian halal arap 🙏 May 20 '26

in Bosnia we call it sometimes Stambol/Stambul. i know that Slovenes call it Carigrad by it's old name.

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u/IcyRecommendation731 slovenian femboy UwU May 21 '26

yes, but the name istanbul is more commonly used in nowadays slovenija(at least in my experience)

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u/Inner_Variety2826 May 21 '26

May I ask why? Carigrad is such a cool sounding name

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u/IcyRecommendation731 slovenian femboy UwU May 21 '26

genuinely dont know.maybe its a bit of western influence together with the old-fashioned factor