"Istanbul: Sharing the Wealth
By JONATHAN GORVETT
Published: November 8, 2010
By Jonathan Gorvett
Residents of Istanbul have never been known for hiding their wealth. From the days when Ottoman sultans would speed along the Bosporus in gold-leafed barges, crewed by hundreds of slaves, to today’s Porsches and Ferraris jamming the sclerotic streets of upmarket districts, life’s luxuries are very much there to be seen, shared and — if possible — parked outside the latest hip restaurant. "
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