Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
If an Orthodox nation claims the Holy Land, that is almost as much offense to the Catholic nations (including me) as if the Muslims would claim it.
oh come on! nothing pleases you Catholics...

As the rules state "Your starting territories must be connected in some way, either by land or by viable sea routes" (If it is, I'll ask the other GMs on there take on the distance between Istanbul and Israel
Since you don't have enough territory points. You're still in Modern Turkey and not even touching Modern Israel. Are you willing to make changes of your current claims before the update?
Yes.
In a related story, I'm disbanding all the navies of all people who do not have access to the sea. Don't worry - once you get a coastline you can order a new one at no cost.
fine then. i claim Istanbul, plus 9 surrounding territories. the European side must be the same as modern turkey though. i'm officially abandoning the city state concept.