Topkapi capers; Turkey's cultural heritage.(preserving the treasures) From: The Economist (US) | Date: March 25, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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The baleful consequences of cultural neglect

SOME time next month a panel of European arts connoisseurs will choose a city to be Europe's culture capital for 2010. Istanbul, capital both of the Byzantine empire and of its Ottoman conquerors, though not of modern Turkey, is a leading candidate. Egeman Bagis, who is spearheading the bid, reckons the title might double the 10m or so tourists a year who visit what claims to be the sexiest city in the world.

Yet perhaps the government should focus a bit less on title-chasing and a bit more on ...

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