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Lunch break in Istanbul

At 10:00 on a Saturday morning, I am sitting at a cafe table on a cobblestone street in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district and sipping a glass of wine. tea (Turkish tea) and waiting for breakfast. At the entrance of the cafe, a plump, grey-haired man in a crisp white apron sharpens his knife before slicing into… Read More »