Greetings From Glorious Istanbul! and Şanlı İstanbul'dan Selamlar! by John RC Potter

by John RC Potter

Greetings From Glorious Istanbul!

(translated from Turkish)

Istanbul: my heart and my soul!

I'm in my living room;

I can see the view of Istanbul from the window.

You're not a city;

you are like a country.

For years, people from all over the world have been coming to you.

Because Istanbul inspires.

Greetings to everyone from Glorious Istanbul!

I love this city.

Formerly, Constantinople.

Currently, Istanbul!

Always heaven!

Şanlı İstanbul’dan Selamlar!

(written in Turkish and translated into English by the author)

İstanbul: kalbım ve ruhum!

Oturmam salonundayım;

Pencere’den İstanbul manzarayı görebilirim.

Şehir değilsin;

bir ülke gibisin.

Yıllarca her ülkeden insan sana geliyordur.

Çünkü İstanbul ilham verir.

Herkese Şanlı İstanbul’dan selamlar!

Bu kent severim.

Eskiden, Constantinople.

Halen, Istanbul!

Daima cennet!