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Istanbul - The coolest city in the world (Newsweek International Article)
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22 Aug 2005 Mon 06:19 pm |
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Newsweek International has Istanbul on the cover for this week's issue (25th of August, 2005).
By Owen Matthews and Rana Foroohar
Newsweek International
Turkish Delight
After so many decades of trying to become Western, Istanbul glories in the rediscovery of a very modern identity. European or not, it is one of the coolest cities in the world.
Aug. 29, 2005 issue - Spend a summer night strolling down Istanbul's Istiklal Caddesi, the pedestrian thoroughfare in the city's old Christian quarter of Beyoglu, and you'll hear something surprising. Amid the crowds of nocturnal revelers, a young Uzbek-looking girl plays haunting songs from Central Asia on an ancient Turkic flute called a saz. Nearby, bluesy Greek rembetiko blares from a CD store. Downhill toward the slums of Tarlabasi you hear the wild Balkan rhythms of a Gypsy wedding, while at 360, an ultratrendy rooftop restaurant, the sound is Sufi electronica—cutting-edge beats laced with dervish ritual. And then there are the clubs—Mojo, say, or Babylon—where the young and beautiful rise spontaneously from their tables to link arms and perform a complicated Black Sea line dance, the horon. The wonder is that each and every one of these styles is absolutely native to the city, which for much of its history was the capital of half the known world.
For the complete article, follow this link:
Istanbul - The coolest city in the world
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24 Aug 2005 Wed 03:42 pm |
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Please I need sooo much help! I'm looking for someone who has been or are right now, Au-Pair in Turkey, because I will go there to work as one, so please help me!
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24 Aug 2005 Wed 10:44 pm |
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Thanks Admin for this brilliant link. The article on Istanbul is really worth reading. I really want to go there myself. Insallah! one day maybe. This article compliments duskhavesi's fabulous poetic essay 'Istanbul' on the essays page. One is a poetic view from an inhabitant of Istanbul, the other the view of non-residents visiting. Both are equally intriguing and seductive. Even without going there I have to say that Istanbul 'rocks'
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25 Aug 2005 Thu 10:47 am |
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Lyndie you have to get there We Greeks are calling Istanbul "Poli" which means "The City"... That's because Istanbul is The City... the most magnifficent city in the whole world I think. Once you get there you will always miss it
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25 Aug 2005 Thu 08:35 pm |
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That applies to the whole of turkey. After the first time, I saw it I missed it so much. I miss it everytime I leave and I'm still missing it now!
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