"Dispatch From a Trusted Correspondent On the Road: Istanbul
From: Anya von Bremzen
Subject: Istanbul
By Anya von Bremzen
When I recently returned to Istanbul after a two-year absence, I found the city transformed by a remarkable new energy, an infusion of cash (and flash) and a giddy optimism at the prospect of joining the European Union. Restaurants are opening practically every nanosecond, and the Beyoglu district—the city's old European heart—is gentrifying with the same speed."
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