Green City Guide: Istanbul

By Jennifer Hattam IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 17 2009

The largest city in Turkey, and the only one in the world to straddle two continents, Istanbul has been described to the point of cliche as a place of contrasts—between old and new, religious and secular, East and West. Yet when you're zipping underneath the old Byzantine walls on the modern tramway system or listening to the call to prayer while sipping an organic cocktail in a trendy cafe, you'll marvel anew at the multitudes contained in this city of perhaps 15 million people. These days, you can add exhaust-ridden and eco-friendly to the list of contradictions. + READ MORE