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Postcard: Istanbul | South China Morning Post

Postcard: Istanbul
Sunday, 21 April, 2013 [Updated: 14:58]

Maria Giovanna Vagenas

The Istanbul Film Festival team and celebrity guests joined a protest against the demolition of the Emek movie theatre. Photo: Maria Giovanna Vagenas

Stretching along both sides of the Bosphorus, the cosmopolitan Turkish city of Istanbul is a mesmerising metropolis. A bridge between Europe and Asia, a melting pot of cultures and peoples, it is steeped in tradition but also ever growing - with both historic monuments and construction sites shaping its skyline.

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