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BEYOĞLU AND THE ARREST OF ITS MAYOR
Portrait of the Week Aug 21, 2025

BEYOĞLU AND THE ARREST OF ITS MAYOR

Don’t underestimate Beyoğlu. If a survey were conducted asking Turks to name the two districts they know best, the top answers would likely be Istanbul’s Beyoğlu and Ankara’s Çankaya. Çankaya is well known because it houses Atatürk’s legacy, the Republic, parliament, state institutions, and embassies.

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