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Turkish Delights in Istanbul: 2010 European Capital of Culture

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turks, Hippodrome, Turkish Food, Turkey, Harem, Topkapi Codex, Topkapi Palace, Bosporus, Turkish Delight, Turkish Baths, Pierre Loti, Istanbul, Women's Rights, Turkish Tiles, Ottoman Architecture, Koran, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Travel News
Terry Kelhawk

I can't think of any place in the world where the crossroad of cultures is more apparent than in Istanbul, a 2010 European Capital of Culture.

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Istanbul, 2010 European Capital of Culture - Eternally, the Bosphorus

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 European Capital of Culture, Istanbul, Bosporus, Bosphorus, World News
Barry Yourgrau

I want to sing here, briefly but heartfelt, of one of Istanbul's eternal glories, regardless of the year: this Bosphorus.

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From the Grand Bazaar to New York's Grand Central

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkic Culture, Balkan Culture, Performing Arts at the Terminal, Istanbul, New York Film Academy, Turkish Cultural Center New York, Ottoman Janissary Band, New York, Blue Mosque, Modern Turkey, Grand Bazaar, Whirling Dervishes, Vanderbilt Hall, Bosporus, Turkish-American Business Improvement & Development Council, Turkish Arts & Crafts, Global Peace, Turkish Festival, Grand Central Station, Turkish Days in New York, Anatolian, Turkiye, Tabid, New York News
Jim Luce

The biggest Turkish Festival in the history of the U.S. -- "Turkish Days in New York" -- is now upon us. It is bringing the Grand Bazaar on the beaut...

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Turkey: Not the Usual Geopolitical Sandwich

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Britain, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey, Bosporus, Afghanistan, France, Pakistan, George W. Bush, European Union, Prague, G-20, London, Istanbul, Nato, Barack Obama, Germany, Dick Cheney, Iraq, Ankara, Jihadists, Cold War, Erdogan, Islam, Winston Churchill, Byzantine Empire, Neoconservative, Ottoman Empire, Balkans, Mohammed Cartoons, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Roman Empire, Soviet Union, 100 Days, World News
William Bradley

Obama seems to see Turkey, which has friendly relations with Israel, as potentially a much stronger partner than any other NATO nation, perhaps even Britain.

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