Istanbul clings to bid hopes as blows rain down
Daren Butler Reuters
8:12 p.m. CDT, August 30, 2013
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Along the picturesque Bosphorus Straits dividing Europe and Asia, Istanbul is undergoing a transformation which should fill Turkey with confidence in its bid to become the first Muslim country to stage the Olympics in 2020.
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