How locals are swimming between continents in Istanbul
Just like the locals of New York, Beirut and a handful of other global cities, Istanbulites can swim all summer long and return home on the metro.
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Just like the locals of New York, Beirut and a handful of other global cities, Istanbulites can swim all summer long and return home on the metro.
Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul.
Every morning, suntanned pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to his favorite beach on Istanbul's Asian side to snag a lounge chair under an umbrella.
ISTANBUL (AFP) – Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul. “A sea like this for a gigantic city such as Istanbul – it’s not bad,” the 74-year-old smiles, pointing to the crystal-clear water […]