Monday, September 22, 2014

Vanishing Istanbul: Time called on bohemian backstreets - CNN.com

Vanishing Istanbul: Developers call time on bohemian backstreets
By Ryan Powell for CNN
September 22, 2014 -- Updated 0206 GMT (1006 HKT)

(CNN) -- On a warm evening in Istanbul, a bar called Kooperatif announced its last call.

Friends old and new gathered in the art and performance hall, located in the heart of the city's Beyoglu district, for a smoke-filled goodbye accompanied by live music and doses of nostalgia.

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