"Ditch the kebab, bring on Istanbul's French quarter
Jill Hartley finds designer boutiques and rooftop bars all the rage, while Jeremy Seal provides the basics on where to eat, sleep, drink and how to plan a trip to Istanbul
If Tony Blair feels he is sinking too low in the polls at home, I suggest an ego-boosting trip to Turkey, where he is almost as revered as David Beckham. We wondered why the Turks were being so friendly on our final day in Istanbul (the restaurant where we had lunch even reduced the bill), until we saw Jack Straw’s mugshot staring back at us from the morning front pages."
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