"Istanbul's magnificence and melancholy  Last Updated: 12:01am BST 15/09/2007 Page 1 of 3  The collision of past and future and East and West endows Istanbul with unforgettable poignancy, says Nigel Richardson.  # The Florence Nightingale Museum  Each weekday, near the law courts in Istanbul, a man sets up a folding table with a battered manual typewriter on it and waits for passing trade. He's a scribe!"
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