Because the saying goes: “Turkey is simply too middle-eastern for a westerner, too western for a middle-easterner”. Nowhere does this proverb ring more true than Istanbul. This proud megalopolis (15 million inhabitants... Read more »
Istanbul, the Chic Porte, the Second Rome, Gateway to each Europe and Asia, controlling the doorway to each the Black Sea and the Mediterranean from its unbeatable place on the Golden Horn.... Read more »