Istanbul is all it is made out to be - great historical monuments, wonderful energy, and a very modern outlook.
Watch out for weak air conditioning (even in the best hotels), and nasty taxi drivers.
Language is interesting - many common words with Hindi. Kofta, kebabs, shorba (I'm using hindi spellings, though the turkish words are the same with the same meaning). Shakkar(sugar) shakarpara are other examples. Dikkat (danger), and meydani (maidan) are close - and this is only a sample. The slave dynasty left more than a few monuments in India.
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