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Postcards from Istanbul
Celebrating Istanbul's year as European Capital of Culture in 2010, five writers and intellectuals give their views on Turkey's largest city
First Broadcast3 May 2010
Latest Broadcast7 May 2010
Episodes5
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The Essay
Turkish author Elif Shafak casts a writer's eye over Istanbul and its many identities.
May 2010
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The Essay
Writer Maureen Freely on the great feeling of melancholy that enveloped 1960s Istanbul.
May 2010
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The Essay
Writer Jason Goodwin on 19th-century Istanbul as the inspiration for his own fiction.
May 2010
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The Essay
Mary Beard casts a classicist's eye over Istanbul under the Roman Emperor Constantine.
May 2010
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The Essay
Turkish author Moris Farhi on the mythical past of Istanbul through childhood memories.
May 2010