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There can’t be many cities in the world where you can visit two continents in under half an hour. But Istanbul has never been like other cities. Straddling Europe and Asia, the sprawling former capital of the Byzantine Empire has always been built around its sea channel, the Bosphorus.Dotted with ferries and boats, it’s one of the world’s busiest waterways, and also...
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