Istanbul’s peerless history and beauty
Farouk Luqman
MY visit to Turkey in the late eighties coincided with the country’s general elections to choose a new ruling party and prime minister. Turgot Ozal’s new Motherland Party surprised the country and Europe by winning the elections and receiving a mandate to form the government. I was staying at the Hilton facing the Bosphorus, the sea border between Turkey and Europe.
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