‘Midnight at the Pera Palaces’ examines one of the world’s great cities
Charles King’s new book is an engaging, detailed look at Istanbul.
By Melissa Davis The Seattle Times
“If the Earth was a single state, Istanbul would be its capital,” Napoleon said, likely (and aptly) referring to the ancient city’s firmly rooted place as a crossroads and a bridge between East and West, never entirely claiming either side as a parent. It has been home to Islam, Christianity and Judaism; to Armenians, Greeks, Albanians, Persians, Levantines, Italians and Kurds; and emperors, generals, sultans and refugees.
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