CONTENTS RARE BOOKS: Mr. Atabey's Books: a portrait of a Turkish bibliophile, by Ömer Koç HOUSES & INTERIORS: The Art of Brocante: Zeynep and Meto's theatrical antiques, by John Welchman. 46 Frontier Castle: Jacques Avizou's Cappadocian houses, by David Barchard. TRAVEL: The Battle for the Bogs: Turkey's last peatlands, by Andrew Byfield. Shades of Greene: Iskenderun & Aleppo, a tale of two cities, by Amicia de Moubray. To Paris or Perish: the Peking-to-Paris rally, by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. COOKERY: The Pumpkin Eaters, by Berrin Torolsan. DESPATCHES: By Charles Vaughan in Baku, Christopher de Bellaigue in Lefkoşa and Frances Kazan in New York· REGULAR FEATURES: CONNOISSEUR: a viewer's guide to salerooms and galleries, by Philippa Scott· ART & DESIGN: The Istanbul Bienal, by Elizabeth Meath Baker· Mughal metalwork, by Philippa Scott· 3° Jewellery's young masters, by Elizabeth Meath Baker· ISSUES OF THE DAY: Istanbul Diary, by Andrew Finkel. Ankara Dairy, by Norman Stone. Money Matters, by Andrew Finkel. BOOK REVIEWS: By Maureen FreeIy, David Barchard, Chrissie Ethem, John FreeIy, John Carswell and Antony Wynn. EATING OUT, by Andrew Finkel and Christopher Ryan. COUNTERPOINT: The internet surfer's guide to Turkey, by David Barchard The Cornucopia Investment Challenge COVER: An Onarnan Armenian Bride, c.1800 reproduced by kind permission of Mr. Şefik Atabey

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