"What was it like in Istanbul midweek? We had four people there: three working, and one, sub-editor Steph from Liverpool, screaming 'Stevie Gee' non-stop for three days. She's fine now � husky, tired but 'totally made up'. Our coverage in tomorrow's paper focuses on their journey to the Ataturk and life in Istanbul: �500 taxi rides, half-nude men on scooters, moonscape traffic jams and an unlikely cultural concord... "
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