| Page Views: 2,116 Last Visit to Istanbul: April, 2004 | ISTANBUL: THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE AIR by parsix - last update: May 14, 2004 |
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Differently to most Istanbul visitors I will not start this page with a Mosque picture, or a veil covered women. It is a cliche and far from the essence of the city. They don't call it a melting pot simply because half the city is in Europe and half in Asia.
Without a doubt Istanbul is elegant and sophisticated. But there is much more to the city than it's magnificent Mosques and suntuous Palaces.
Behind all the the monuments there is a reality that we frequently try to ignore. Istanbul is crowded and overpopulated. Like other emerging market unequal income and wealth distribution was plain to see.
The country has gone through political, legal, and social reforms in the past years to reach a long cherish dream: Joining the EU. Turkey is waiting anxiously.....
There is a younger generation trap in the middle of ideas and beliefs. More and more they looks West. They are proud of their past, but they are ready to move foward.
Turks are a mix of ethnicities and it can't be better reflected in Istanbul. I was truly delighted to watch how different values can coexist peacefully in the same place. Sometimes you think they have more in common with each other than they care to admit.
My Istanbul had many faces.It all depends where you stand from. From the top, with the best night panoramic view in a trendy bar in Besiktas, to the low ground eating fish at the Eminonu port...
The was always a story...
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cachaseiro Fri Feb 10, 2006 19:10 UTC
very nice page. nice to see that you got to see more than just the tourist areas. | tak_pap Wed Apr 13, 2005 17:08 UTC
so great page. Interesting tips and comments. great restaurant tips ! I'll go there next month. | mehbos37 Wed Aug 4, 2004 10:17 UTC
You were our little princess for a week..Wonderful pages,thank you..Maybe we meet in Greece,or I may have the privilige to have dinner with you when I visit London this Autumn:-) Always following your updates!! | KIZGINdamdakiKedi Tue Aug 3, 2004 11:41 UTC
wow. You did a great job there! i am really impressed.Finally there is a VT(besides some of'em) who went out of Sultanahmet area,all around Istanbul.Thanks a lot Fiona! |
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