The poster says it all: "If you've ever been to a wilder party, you're under arrest." Pasted on a wall in downtown Istanbul, it's an advert for an R&B night, yet it sums up the whole thrill of bar-packed Asmalimescit, the most whirlwind neighbourhood in the city, one of 2010's European Capitals of Culture. "It's not only the hippest neighbourhood in Istanbul, it's the real Istanbul," says the local restaurateur Alex Varlik. "Every building is a piece of history." This tiny tangle of alleys,...
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