"To see the real Istanbul, look east
By Alan Scher Zagier, Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey � 'Everyone in Istanbul is an outsider, and so everyone is alone.'
� Orhan Pamuk, novelist and Istanbul native.
Maybe it was the seemingly endless bounty of cocktails and finger food at the German ambassador's home in Ankara. Or perhaps the swarm of Euro-chic glitterati up all night outside my hotel in the Beyoglu district. (Related item: Turkey banks on tourism)"
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