Simit Vendor

Trying to do business in Istanbul's frigid winter drizzle

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March 5th 2009
We arrived in Istanbul on a cold morning in late February, watching the city’s suburbs roll past to the rocking rhythm of the train. We were running a bit late, and the blocks of gray apartment buildings seemed to have no end in sight. With a population over 12 million, Istanbul is a large city…seemingly even more exaggerated by its unique geography, sprawled across the Bosporus. Our first ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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