A Resilient Istanbul Nightlife Despite Sobering Liquor Taxes
An inverse relationship between the price of a drink and Turkey’s stability.
Paul Benjamin Osterlund is a freelance journalist and writer based in Istanbul, Turkey. You can follow him on Twitter at @Paul_Osterlund
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