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Istanbul is hustling, beautiful, busy, chaotic, romantic, historic, kitch, gorgeous depending on which part of the city you are and the time of day. A city of over 12 million people the time of day really would change the impression you get from where you are at. People move in this vast city built on two continents crossing continents, covering huge distances within the city. You may still relax take your time and enjoy as long as you go to the right places at the right times. Want to relax, hit a side street, take a boat cruise, sit at a cafe on the Boshophorus, immerse yourself in Byzantine times in the quiet of a mosaic museum or watch the beautiful tiles in Blue Mosque. Want to see people go to Istiklal Street

European side is the business side, Asian the residential. Most people who work at foreign and domestic major corporations have left the city center for a life in the far suburbs where big gated communities, or even small scale cities in peripheries of Istanbul and are commuting daily to the city center. But they sure are missing the center!

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