The Dark Side of Istanbul

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Despite a rich history, Istanbul is a city coping with the difficulties of modernization and rapid growth.

MAY 5, 2011

Istanbul famously straddles Europe and Asia. But the city’s out-of-control growth and political and ethnic divides threaten to derail its transformation into one of the world’s great metropolises.

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View photos of the dark side of Istanbul.

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