to whom should Constantinople/Istanbul belong to

This city was not build by Romans -- it is older than that. As far as I know, some claim it is Greek colony while others that it is Thracian city. Greek colony seems to be more likely as Thracians mostly lived  deep inland.

The ancient Byzantion is a Megarian colony, founded somewhere in the first half of the 7th century BC. The name of the city however seems to be Thracian (like in the case of another Megarian colony in this area - Selymbria). It is also possible the pre-existence of a Thracian settlement.

but they did occupy the area. another statement to write, it might belong to the Thracians as well.

this is moot and academic, if by fact that you are using former nations ruling Constantinople such as the Greeks and stating that this city belongs to them then you have to state it as well that this city, which was built by the Romans belongs to them more so or the Persians who ruled the lands before them or the Lydians or may be the Trojans. it belongs to who is in it right now I say. not the Greeks, not the Romans, not the Persians nor the Trojans, to the Turks. 

Might makes right, etc, etc.

Originally posted by Brit 456767 Originally posted by es_bih Originally posted by Brit 456767 Not the USA, they can't rule their own country freely. And the award for most asinine comment goes to... We rule our own country freely, how un-free is our ruling of the USA exactly. We have an electoral process, a parliament, a president, every state has individual rights to determine state policy, etc...   And Guantanamo Bay is?????   Then there is the fact you have capital punishment, different laws in different places...   Also Britain is neutral, the House of Commons isn't.   And that just about sums up British Politics...

Don't preach to me on morality while excluding Britain's notorious history of consistent repression throughout its colonial enterprise.

Guanatamo Bay is outside of the US, and is not representative of internal US dynamics. Last time I checked I can go outside freely and protest any issue I deem contestable. The actions done under the American banner such as Guanatamo are horrid, though not representative of how actually internal American dynamics function so your statement is false.

That can be applied for any other country. America is neutral, Congress isn't....

Gog and Magog will come and take every piece of Costanbul

Originally posted by Constantine XI Being flippant here. Let's take Megara from Greece and control of the Ithsmus canal, and Constantinople from Turkey with control of the Bosphorus and Hellespont and join them back together. Two city states with a common history, and today centred on control of naval passageways, reunited.

I suggested that earlier in the thread too

What should be illegal?

No. I thought this subforum was for semi-serious discussion, not totally irrelevant nonsense.

By the way, what's with all these videos in YouTube? Isn't that illegal?

i did...
watch the very informative video