"A thin slice of Istanbulites and others around the world
Saturday, June 17, 2006
AYŞE ÖZGÜN
Come summer, the coastline between Ortaköy and Kuruçeşme in Istanbul lights up with stupendous nightclubs filled every evening by the rich and the powerful.
Four years ago or so, one evening I asked my husband and daughter whether they would accompany me to one of these spots, and so we went. The owner came up and kissed my hand and asked me what type of food we would like. I asked him what he meant. He pointed to the upper balconies surrounding the half-a-football-field-sized nightclub and indicated that we could have Chinese, fish, kebap, French, Italian or whatever kind of cuisine we wanted. I told him I preferred to be close to the waterfront and so we were seated at the edge of an upper-level restaurant. "
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