Elif Shafak in Today's NY Times

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Paris, London and Moscow seemed closer in spirit to Istanbul than Cairo was, says Elif Shafak. Now Turkey started to look East. There is a saying that the Koran is revealed in Mecca, recited in Cairo and written in Istanbul.

You should read the op-ed of Elif Shafak in today's NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/opinion/23Shafak.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212

(Elif Shafak)