"Turkish Delights: Istanbul's Places & Prices
by Joan Juliet Buck and Esin Göknar | Published May 2009 | See more Condé Nast Traveler articles ›
Joan Juliet Buck and Esin Göknar pick and choose among Istanbul's cornucopia of treasures
Istanbul is a sprawling city of 18 million, with a patchwork of neighborhoods bisected by the Bosphorus into the European and Asian sides. The up-and-coming Golden Horn, an inlet of the Bosphorus on the European side, was settled by Jews, Armenians, and Greek Orthodox during tolerant Ottoman times. This revitalized area and the luxurious waterfront of the Bosphorus—plus the rising star of the Asian region—have added to Istanbul's charms in recent years."
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