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I've included all of the nations that I think had a plausible claim on it and/or tried to acquire it.

* Greece - their historic capital, headquarters of their church, largest ethnicity in the city
* Turkey - their formal imperial capital, but lacks religious significance, and not solidly Turkish ethnically
* Bulgaria - close geographically, Orthodox religion, minority presence in the city
* Russia - "Third Rome" philosophy, warm-water port
* Free City/International Zone - what the Allies tried to do in OTL
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