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Friday, January 18, 2013

Istanbul's Lucky Commuters Enjoy The Bosphorus By Ferry (PHOTOS)

Istanbul's Lucky Commuters Enjoy The Bosphorus By Ferry (PHOTOS)

Posted: 01/18/2013 8:12 am EST | Updated: 01/18/2013 9:29 am EST

A little after eight o'clock in the morning, crowds of young professionals and older men in knit hats bundle down the docks at the edge of Istanbul's Kadıköy district and watch similar herds of busy gulls swirling across the Bosphorus, obscuring the panoramic view of the Byzantine city walls and the Hagia Sophia. Istanbulis don't queue, but they don't jostle either. When the gates finally open, they board the commuter ferries with amiable efficiency, holding their briefcases to their chests and casually minding the expanding and contracting gap between hull and dock.

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