Let me start by saying something that makes me feel sick. A few years ago, I accidentally turned on the TV and watched a variety show. A famous host asked the little star why Turkey is a European country. I was blinded when I heard this question. Then the little star said that because the capital Istanbul is a European city. I'm going to throw up when I hear this. The host actually said the answer was correct. The host used to be an air reimbursement teacher in a well-known university. Although his major did not involve Turkey, he was somewhat related to Turkey. I believe that no graduate of this major will not know that Istanbul is not the capital. Ha ha. . .

Now let me talk about why the capital is not in Istanbul.

1 Ankara is the "revolutionary center". After World War I, the Ottoman Empire was dismembered by western powers and fell apart. Kemal led the army to launch the war of independence and resist the oppression of western powers. There were two resistance centers in the War of Independence at the earliest, one was located at the Black Sea, and the other was Ankara. Ankara is located in the middle of Turkey's geography with convenient transportation. So in the late period of the War of Independence, Ankara became the only "revolutionary center". 1923, Kemal made Ankara its capital and established the first grand national assembly. Note that the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire still lived in Istanbul at this time.

2. Security Factors After World War I, various powers carved up Turkey. Basically, all big cities are under the control of big powers, while Istanbul is an international jurisdiction, actually controlled by Britain and France. All countries are eyeing the fat meat in Istanbul. Kemal's rash March into Istanbul will surely arouse unanimous opposition from all countries.

Therefore, if we put the relocation of the capital into the historical changes of Turkey for thousands of years, we will find that Turkey chose Ankara for deeper historical reasons. That is, Istanbul does not conform to Turkey's self-positioning, while Ankara does.

Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, was named New Rome, Byzantium, and Byzantium later became an alias of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Middle Ages. From the origin of this city, it is an out-and-out Greek-Roman cultural city. In the late Roman Empire, that is, in 330 AD, Emperor Constantine announced that Byzantium would be renamed New Rome and become the capital of the Roman Empire. After the division of East and West Rome, this place remained the capital until the demise of the Roman Empire 1453, and it had been its capital for more than a thousand years.