Monday, July 23, 2012

Turkey to Europe: Who's Sick Now? - NYTimes.com

Turkey to Europe: Who’s Sick Now?
By DAN BILEFSKY

ISTANBUL — With Europe roiled by economic crisis, Turks could be forgiven for engaging in a bit of Ottoman-style chest-thumping.

A sense of material-fueled contentment is evident in Istanbul’s giant gleaming malls where clutches of hip young women in brightly colored headscarves clasp their Gucci purses while shopping with reckless abandon.

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