"The International Center of Tourism, Istanbul
By Aldona Charlton
13 April 2009 @ 04:51 pm EST
The only metropolis in the world straddling two continents, Istanbul defies categorization. Sights, smells, sounds — all converge in glorious cacophony in the bridging of Europe and Asia along the Bosporus. Still called Constantinople by some and Stamboul by others, Istanbul received its official name with the founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal."
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