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Now, this is probably close to, if not entirely ASB, (especially considering this is not my strongest place to speculate further upon.)
But that’s what intrigued me about it. The idea of having such a large and historical city divided in half between Greece and Turkey to (hopefully) appease both of them.

My idea to make this happen is firstly for the treaty of Sèvres to be slightly altered so that Greece is allowed to keep eastern thrace, and Turkey gains the same as IOTL.

Next are some new segments I thought up to (possibly) lessen complications later on.
1: Neither side is allowed to claim the other half.
(both countries must recognise that the other half is and will always belong to the other)
2: Neither side can turn their half into the country's capital.
(see segment 1 + the Israel & East Jerusalem situation.)

Alternatively, this can be turned into a treaty in its own right as well. (Treaty of Constantinople?)

So, how do the two countries fare now that the Dardanelles & Bosphorus are controlled by two rather than one state? And/Or would the two halves evolve into "different" cities over time? Like, would we have a Greek city named Constantinople, and a Turkish city named Istanbul?

A quick M-BAM version I made from the greek half.
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