Istanbul is, I believe, one of the most magical cities in the world. A metropolis with a dual-continental soul, perched on the threshold of two continents. Napolean was apparently very impressed with Istanbul. If all the world were a single state, he said, this city should be its capital Home to nearly twenty million inhabitants, the city has been convulsing for many years now by a population influx, to some degree losing its charm Absorbing new residents each year, areas are being opened to property development by destroying former green reaches, with new districts rising among once protected forests. To … Continue reading “Ecotherapy” in the fishing villages of Istanbul