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Most viewed - Explorations in Beyoğlu, 3/30-3/31/2006 |
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Erin go Bragh235 viewsBeyoğlu is truly an international district, with pubs, restaurants, cafes, churches, consulates, etc. from practically every country on earth.
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Local Color235 viewsIn the 1970s and 80s the Istiklal side streets were notorious for their bars and bordellos, but then gentrification set in; we saw plenty of bars and pubs, but no evidence of any bordellos.
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Erin go Bragh234 viewsBeyoğlu is truly an international district, with pubs, restaurants, cafes, churches, consulates, etc. from practically every country on earth.
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Galatasarai High School Gate234 viewsThe oldest secondary school in Turkey, located in Galatasarai Square.
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Local Color233 viewsIn the 1970s and 80s the Istiklal side streets were notorious for their bars and bordellos, but then gentrification set in; we saw plenty of bars and pubs, but no evidence of any bordellos.
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Coals to Newcastle230 viewsIt was the Ottoman Turks who introduced coffee to Europe, so there is some irony in finding an outlet of a coffee shop chain originating in the USA, and now Australian-owned, in Istanbul.
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Istiklal Street225 viewsThe main thoroughfare of Beyoğlu. It is closed to vehicular traffic, with one exception.
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Side Streets of Beyoğlu224 viewsThe narrow streets branching off Istiklal were a veritable warren of pubs, cafes, markets and other small shops.
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Galatasarai High School Gate218 viewsThe oldest secondary school in Turkey, located in Galatasarai Square.
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Galatasarai Square217 viewsThe midpoint of Istiklal Street, between Galata Tower and Taksim Square. I do not know the name or significance of the organ-pipe monument at left.
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