"Istanbul's Unesco World Heritage status under threat
By Jonathan Head BBC News, Istanbul
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Istanbul is facing an ultimatum - protect the city's architectural treasures properly, or be 'named and shamed' on Unesco's Endangered Heritage list.
The city would have suffered that humiliation already if it had not been for some strong last-minute lobbying by the Turkish government, and the fact that this year Istanbul is one of three official European Capitals of Culture - losing its Unesco status this year would have been a huge blow."
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