The street leading up to Taksim Square is a modern street mall (similar to something like Pearl Street in Boulder) that has tons of shops and harbors all that is modern and "Western" in Istanbul. You'll even witness musical entertainers...some good and others whose alcoholic influences have convinced them that they can actually sing and play the guitar.
One evening, Lisa and I happened to be at Taksim Square when a peace rally was being held. We didn't know if we should be frightened to see several police squads with shields and guns to make sure that things didn't get out of hand. The group was rallying for "peace" but our Muslim friend, Mehtin, said that it was backed by a socialist party who does not have much pull with the people and uses "peace" as their way to lure people into their campaign.
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