"Ancient Istanbul Grows Into a Beacon on the Bosporus
At Crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey's Hippest City Returns To Ottoman Era Glory
By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY
ISTANBUL, June 7, 2008
Maybe it's the warm glow of the purple floodlights pooling over the outdoor terrace at this former Ottoman Empire housing project. Or the distraction of the bikini-clad blonde tethered by her ankles to a Champagne-bottle-bedecked chandelier. Or merely the mellowness induced by raki mojitos poured by handsome young bartenders."
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