In terms of cuisine, Istanbul is a microcosm of the entire ... Take a short trip on the tram north across the Golden Horn to Beyoglu, where you'll find a mix of simple home cooking, as well ...

In my case, the waters weren’t metaphorical at all—they were the murky depths of Istanbul’s Golden Horn, and the humbling came in the form of my phone sinking to the bottom of it.

Istanbul is the only city in the world that's spread over two continents, with the Bosphorus strait forming the dividing line between Europe and Asia. The Golden Horn, an inlet stemming from the ...