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Slide ShowBesiktas, Istanbul: From Gritty to Glamorous
Pockets of this neighborhood are going upscale.
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A look at a summer home that stands along the Bosporus in Istanbul.
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A weekend in a city best described as venerable and youthful, holy and avant-garde.
36 Hours in Istanbul
By SETH SHERWOOD
Stanton R. Winter for The New York TimesWith architecture from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods as a backdrop, Istanbul is now the rare place where readers of Archaeology and Wallpaper magazines can clink glasses with equal zeal.
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THE GET
Turkish Delights
By SHONQUIS MORENO
April 19, 2009
STYLE MAP / ISTANBUL It is the only city in the world to straddle two continents, zipped up smartly by the Bosporus. And with a booming art and design scene, Istanbul is continuing to live up to its reputation as a cultural crossroads. The metropolis as choked ...
SURFACING
Newly Chic in Istanbul
By GISELA WILLIAMS
October 26, 2008
Once a blue-collar neighborhood, Besiktas is going seriously cosmopolitan with names like Marc Jacobs alongside rickety tobacco shops.
GLOBESPOTTERS | ISTANBUL
For a Sultan or His Consort
By SUSANNE FOWLER
September 7, 2008
High-end hotels are proliferating in Istanbul, and with them come ever more upscale spa services in the guise of traditional hammams.
MUSIC ISSUE | SURFACING
Istanbul's Beat Is International
By SUSANNE FOWLER
May 11, 2008
The modern beats pulsing through this cosmopolitan city are as diverse as its cultural history.
DAY OUT | CUKURCUMA, ISTANBUL
A More Intimate Grand Bazaar
By YIGAL SCHLEIFER
February 10, 2008
If you want to return from Istanbul with truly memorable souvenirs, head over to the winding streets of Cukurcuma, the city’s funky antiques district.
FOODIE DESTINATION | ISTANBUL
Cultures Meet at the Dinner Table
By MATT GROSS
December 9, 2007
Today’s food scene in Istanbul is international but local, forward-thinking but deeply rooted and, above all, delicious.
The Place: Istanbul
Ottoman Rules
By Suna Erdem
May 20, 2007
Istanbul, the city that once commanded an empire (and was called Constantinople, New Rome and Byzantium), embodies centuries' worth of East-meets-West history. But that's all water ...
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