http://janera.com program director | producer Wed, 09 May 2012 16:05:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://janera.com/2008/07/08/east-west-identity-in-turkey/ http://janera.com/2008/07/08/east-west-identity-in-turkey/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:53:07 +0000 Janera Soerel http://janera.zodiackingdom.com/?p=155 Our Istanbul salon, held on the rooftop of the Four Seasons Sultanahmet last week, was a rousing success—and I’m not just saying that because I’m part of the JANERA.com team. The building itself and the setting alone—betwixt the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, overlooking the oldest quarter of Istanbul on one side and the Sea of Marmara on the other—was enough to make for a memorable evening. The luxury hotel’s previous incarnation was the Ottoman prison where “Midnight Express” took place (and the retelling of that story by ex-prisoner Billy Hayes and filmmaker Oliver Stone colored the modern perception of Turkey ever since).

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