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Friday, August 29, 2014

Travel secrets locked in an Istanbul labyrinth

Travel secrets locked in an Istanbul labyrinth

A multi-faceted Turkish love story leads off-track to a fascinating journey of discovery in Istanbul, writes Kerry van der Jagt.

Nothing focuses the mind like the word "secret", especially when it is whispered by a man carrying two cats and an armful of books. "Here's the book you've been searching for," he purrs, putting the cats down and handing me a thick paperback novel.

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