"Istanbul: Living with real-life tolerance of diversity
Ve Handojo, Contributor, Istanbul, Turkey
What is Turkey made of? A something of everything.
It's Byzantine and it's Ottoman. Once the strongest Muslim Empire in human history, it was also witness to the birth of Christianity.
It is also the cold Aegean Sea and warm Sea of Marmara blended in the lukewarm Bosphorus -- also known as the Istanbul Strait."
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