Istanbul
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Photos
The Istanbul Skyline, in Candles
Sticks mimic the city's ancient, curvy skyline.
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The Uncomfortable Politics Behind the History of Urban Fires
A new book offers a sweeping look at how fire – and the way we’ve responded to and manipulated it – has shaped cities in every part of the world.
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Is Alcohol Apartheid Coming to Istanbul?
Istanbul's religious teetotalers, newly powerful with Islamism's rise, want to separate out the sinners.
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Maps
The Geography of James Bond
Who's been to more cities, you or 007?
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Rankings
Confirmed Stereotype of the Day: Brazilians Love to Dance
The World Cities Culture Report came out today, and most of what you thought is true.
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Land Transfer of the Day: 4.1 Million Acres
Turkey will open formerly protected land (much of it already illegally developed) to builders.
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Should Preservationists Train Their Eyes on Skylines?
Researchers have developed a GIS-based technique to keep track of skyline changes.
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Photos
The Streetcar As a City's Moving Symbol
A survey of light rail aesthetics from around the world.
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Videos
Take a Video Tour of Istanbul's Conceptual New Taksim Square
Zoom through underground roadways and over a reconstructed Ottoman barrack in this video of the yet-to-be-built Taksim Project, a major rejiggering of Istanbul's central park.
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How Istanbul Became One of Europe's Safest Cities
The city's unique policing system is deeply rooted in its history.
