Why do I like Istanbul? I've been thinking about the answer to this question over the past several weeks. It was in December 2002 that I went to Istanbul for the first time. The last visit, before the current one, was in June 2015. In total, I was there 6 times in the past.
My memories from the initial visit are very vague. But I remember that I was fascinated and wanted to go back. The subsequent visits ...