European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 i by Beverly Bundy editor East meets West with to conflict a Row of  be men near the Calata a Ridge in Istanbul. The exp for left of the Blue mosque. At fight the inferior. Tur huh to Urier Bureau a loan l or iriv Olirs who want Alvo Liiri bul vol i Don t want to Siivo up Loo Many of he conveniences of Home Istanbul is Rhc period Choice. Straddling the continents of Europe find ,i, this Ity of Mote than i million residents  tbi1 culture of the East and the comforts of the West. The streets Are looming with life Carls Piscil with cucumbers and plums Sabuo Shino acc Jim  off using their services ind All manner of shopkeepers trying to lure passers by into Len ii , la s not or irpiu1 of Llor k  in  or the concessionaires outside the pm. Tint the hotels Are up lot Ura Poan Quality Vith functioning Cle in bathrooms and tvs shutting , films with turkish subtitles.  is roughly divided into the off a Vinyl hit new City. To Basic minder and ,.infl in it t cinc , it s bust 10 mail out Wilh. I ight seeing Uip to the Complex of the top it a juice Saint Sophin no Isumu and the due mojitiui1 an the tip of the of City overlooking it . Sea and the Juja Sporri. This location  bin w Strat Filc Over inc a mrs i hot Creek Temps my byzantine structures were Hugh there in in Flam limes. The turks is artery Iho  of top Kapi in the mid-140ds. Afler j . Iii earthquake and a fire in Ihn Henri a the palici1 i Vii  during the Hei he of the ottoman Empire in inc mid-1600i. Nearly nil the palate is open in visor or for .1 51. Of in trance cd Raj. Armed guards Chect All Nurry in big to with a ctn Del Clors and a search. The in lev fee allows the visitor to c. The orderly Ardt is Chi kit Lions of the a Liro into Best of nil the to of Siny Rich uni the ceolcrpierc1 of this or isi up Tel fiction n t i  Dit apr was Means for Ivri i s Nad j the  s heir. Black eunuchs horde the women and were allowed r Only As far As the front Jah of fir women s Complex. The tour leads through Ibn itt 20 of the Tooms in. Lud Lii the  i bed Annm which featured three trickling fountains to Tiep Tyves Troppi is from vow Himrum private conversations. Not All la r o Ems Are open. Unfortunately the xxv Immink Pool where he concubines  in in milk h closed to the Pulilli next door  is Saint . One a .1 Church ii if later a mosque  Isnow i Muse uni. Unfit Muriatt by the Vii is Here Are not Iri English find  them Titis Umi Sari  one s Way through. A belter destination ii the Blue mosque actually named the Sultan Ahmed mosque bul known As slut the Sikham. The world because of the predominance of Blue tiles in the Interior. Visitors Are asked to remove their shoes before ont thing. This is a working mosque and the faithful file in to Pray five times a Day in roped off areas. The floors Are covered with donated Carpen. Don t spend time looking for the hippodrome which appears on All maps just Down the Way from the Blue mosque. Although he romans did use the area for races today it is an elliptical paved Street. Do however try an underground trip through the cisterns. The rain Waier collection pools will reopen at the end of his month after a cleaning no tourist should or probably docs go to Istanbul without seeing the covered Bazaar. Situated in the same location since roman times he Market is a clean Well lit conglomeration of 4, Odd shops. Do not Kolo the Market Lor the lir-,1 time at Llic end of a Busy