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Hip Istanbul complements the ancient sites | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

"Hip Istanbul complements the ancient sites

BY JAYNE CLARK • USA TODAY • June 29, 2008

ISTANBUL -- 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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