"Tango passion a la Turca
For many people tango and Istanbul might not be an unlikely combination. But in truth tango has a long tradition here. As a musical style, it has been a well-known phenomenon in the city since the foundation of the Turkish Republic. Tango has long been a big hit in dancehalls and nightclubs where people could dance the night away. Today, every night hundreds of dancers put on their tango shoes and pay a visit to one of the many milongas around the city"
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