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|Places| Heba, a sculpture by Ozan Ünal at the city’s recently renovated Basilica Cistern Istanbul Now The past few years have seen a welcome infusion of youthful exuberance at the ancient city of nearly 16 million, says Seda Domaniç, who takes stock of her hometown’s newfound verve PHOTO © IBB ISTANBUL O ne breezy evening back in September, we took a traditional fishermen’s boat to cruise along the historic inlet of the Golden Horn. Much less popular than the iconic Bosphorus Strait, the Golden Horn, we thought, would offer an escape from the overflowing energy of the city. As a group of born-and-raised Istanbulites, we couldn’t be more wrong. CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM 25