HOST CITY: ISTANBUL

Istanbul, a fascinating city built on two Continents, divided by the Bosporus Strait. This is one of the greatest cities in the world where you can see a modern western city combined with a traditional eastern city, a melting pot of many civilizations and different people.

From the foundation of Byzantium in the 7th century BCuntil today, Istanbul always held an important role in the history of humanity in this part of the world, due to its strategic location; Empires were born here on the ashes of previous ones.

Since the Republic in 1923, Istanbul continued to grow and today it boosted its population at around 13 million people living in this spread out city. This makes Istanbul the largest city of Turkey and one of the biggest cities in the world.