"Newly Chic in Istanbul
Yoray Liberman for The New York Times
Poolside at the Four Season Bosphorus in Besiktas.
By GISELA WILLIAMS
Published: October 26, 2008
THE old Istanbul neighborhood of Besiktas, which runs along the European side of the Bosphorus, has long betrayed a blue-collar state of mind. Its bustling markets, schools and ferry stations have been home to fishermen, off-duty cabdrivers, teenage students and Besiktas soccer fans."
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