Saturday, October 18, 2014

Tourists swamp Istanbul despite distant border fighting

Vibrant Istanbul tourism seems immune to worry
Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press Travel Writer 5:46 p.m. EDT October 18, 2014
Dispatches from Turkey: Tourists keep Istanbul lively and packed despite Syria, Iraq war worries on nation's border

ISTANBUL – Americans may think that tourists are avoiding Turkey due to problems on the nation's border with Syria and Iraq. Wrong.

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