"Ancient Istanbul grows into a beacon on the Bosporus
By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY
ISTANBUL — Maybe it's the warm glow of the purple floodlights pooling over the outdoor terrace at this former Ottoman Empire housing project. Or the distraction of the bikini-clad blonde tethered by her ankles to a Champagne-bottle-bedecked chandelier. Or merely the mellowness induced by raki mojitos poured by handsome young bartenders. "
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