"Istanbul beyond the sell: Traditional neighborhoods
01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, August 7, 2005
BY CAROL PUCCI
The Seattle Times
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- 'Good morning. How are you doing? Carpets are almost free today.'
'Hello. Are you Italian? I have a nice leather jacket.'
'Rolex! Rolex!'
'Hello. I'm selling carpets . . . . Just tell me, 'yes or no.' '
Istanbul can sometimes feel like a giant shopping mall, especially in Sultanahmet, the heart of the old city, where the most famous Ottoman-era mosques, palaces and museums are within strolling distance of each other."
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