Culture, adventure draw travel junkies to Istanbul
ISTANBUL — The racket began around suppertime.
I had checked into my hotel on a quiet side street just that afternoon, and suddenly the street was packed with revelers. For the next six hours, men and boys beat on drums and squawked on clarinets, girls danced, strolling couples smiled and sidewalk vendors served endless kebabs and beer.
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