No, the capital is Ankara :-) It was Istanbul till the born of republic when the father of modern Turkey: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk moved it to Ankara.

Turkish Delight/ lokum, Black Rose from Halfeti, Tulip Festival, Blue Mosque/ Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Istanbul was Constantinopel, NFK, and Mehmed Akif Ersoy.

This question was put some time ago. 

http://www.italki.com/question/249691

Sellers in shops are very intrusive. I was vacationing in Kemer

The capital is Instanbul.