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  Remembering the Hamam

  By Kendall Hunter | Sun Nov 1, 2009 1:24 PM ET

  Nightingale. Call Remax Turkey if the $16 million price tag doesn't make you sweat.Another listing again for a hamam (Turkish steam bath) in Istanbul this time for a cool $3 million. It's smaller and built by the famous Ottoman architect Sinan. This hamam, unlike the previous one i Read More

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  Tonic Trek: Istanbul, Part 2

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  Monday, Tonic discussed where to stay and play in Turkey's big city, highlighting popular areas such as Sultanahmet and Taksim and describing how Istanbul spans both Europe and Asia at the Bosphorus waterway. In previous eras, Constantinople (as it was called back then) has served as th Read More

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  The Prince of Tides Islands

  By David Jenison | Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:42 PM ET

  "Purple Rain" guy or the Spin Doctors' song. Instead, this group of nine islands offers the perfect quick-and-easy day trip from the Turkish city of Istanbul.In centuries past, only monks and exiled princes occupied these islands, but advanced water transportation in the 19th century turned thi Read More

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  Tonic Trek: Istanbul, Part I

  By David Jenison | Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  sights? If so, stay in the touristy Sultanahmet, the Old City, which puts you within walking distance of Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, the historic Istanbul University, the Grand Bazaar, the Spice Market, the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) and several other important mosques. While there ar Read More

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  Istanbul's Glorious National Mosque

  By David Jenison | Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:52 PM ET

  is one of the grandest structures of Turkey's capital city. I visited the mosque -- my first visit to a Muslim holy place -- on my second day in Istanbul.Located in the touristy Sultanahmet area, the giant mosque is a popular sight with separate entrances for worshiping Muslims and wester Read More

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  Tales of the Bazaar

  By David Jenison | Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:46 PM ET

  you the Marvelous Marvin Hagler of shopping? Then put your shopping gloves on and get ready for the haggle fight of your life at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.Spread out over 58 covered streets with thousands of shops, the Grand Bazaar is one of the biggest and oldest such markets in the world. I Read More

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  Top 3 Ways to Use Turkish Viagra

  By David Jenison | Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  and take the credit. All the birthday visits you never made will be instantly forgiven! And remember, there's always time for him to amend tha Read More

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  Turkey's Tower of Power

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:23 PM ET

  tower more amenable for tourism. Many of the Turkish capital's main sights, from the Blue Mosque in Sultanahmed to the Kadıköy district in Asian Istanbul, can all be seen from Galata's towering vantage point Read More

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  Adventures on the High (Black) Seas

  By David Jenison | Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  I had to change my reservation once again. Just a warning, such changes are apparently common with these Black Sea ships.Nevertheless, I traveled to Istanbul on Caledonia, which was still a large ship. It featured a grand dinner room (all meals included), a bar and even a disco club that wa Read More

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  The Tonic Trek: Bon Voyage!

  By David Jenison | Thu Jul 9, 2009 1:35 AM ET

  way, I'll take a doublewide trailer of Pabst Blue Ribbon! Through the rest of this year, Tonic Trek will take you to Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Istanbul, Kiev, Yalta, Odessa, Lvov, Krakow and hopefully Croatia, Romania and even Northern Africa. In honesty, though, many destinations will b Read More

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