CONTENTS COVER STORY: An American Nomad: Josephine Powell, by Andrew Finkel. FEATURES: From Lunacy to Diplomacy: How the Hotel Lamballe became the Turkish embassy in Paris, by Patricia Daunt. Beyond the Euphrates: Cafer Türkmen and Curt Kosswig in pursuit of the bald ibis and other animals. Forgotten Corner of a Foreign Land: the Turks of Thrace, by Owen Matthews. ART: CONNOISSEUR: Treasures from foreign collections are being lured back to Istanbul. Painter in the Palace: jean Baptiste Vanmour, by Philip Mansel. REMARKABLE LIVES: The Princely Pasha of Crete: Giritli Mustafa Naili Pasha, by David Barchard. OFF THE EATEN TRACK: Charles Perry pays tribute to the food historian Alan Davidson. BOOKS: David Barchard on Emelia Hornby's 'Constantinople During the Crimean War'. Maureen Freeıyon poetic collaborations. Walter Denny on the powerful chemistry of Harald Böhmer. Antony Wynn on what Carole Blackwell heard from the women of Turkmenistan. COOKERY: Fruits of the Earth: the subtle sweetness of Jerusalem artichokes, by Berrin ToroIsan. REGULARS PRIVATE VIEW by Andrew Finkel. VILLAGE VOICES by Azize Ethem. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Andrew Finkel on moreish mezes, Hettie Judah on the new boho's habitat.

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