Monday, October 31, 2005

IOL: How bazarre it is in Istanbul

"How bazarre it is in Istanbul

October 31 2005 at 11:09AM

By Claudia Steiner

Istanbul is a melange of the contemporary and traditional. Districts like Nisantasi and the chic residential areas on the Bosporus have a modern, Mediterranean flair.

But when tourists visit the Grand Bazaar in Beyazit, on the European side of the strait, they are transported into a tale of 1 001 nights."

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