Observations From Istanbul

Allie Readyhough is based in Rhode Island where she is a realtor. On today's show we are talking about the upcoming luxury second home tax for homes having an assessed value above $1M that is being imposed in Rhode Island. Some are calling it the Taylor Swift Tax. To connect with ...  Show more

Markets are supposed to be mechanisms for price discovery. That’s the theory. Markets are also supposed to be efficient. Millions of buyers and sellers, each acting on their own information, come together and arrive at a price. That price is supposed to reflect supply, demand, ri ...  Show more

In episode five of this new series exploring the sights and stories of Europe’s most beautiful, intriguing and historic cities, travel journalist Paul Bloomfield is joined by historian and author Professor Bettany Hughes for a tour of Istanbul. Together they lead us through the s ...  Show more

Continuing our month-long season to celebrate the English PEN centenary, World Book Club talks to multi-award-winning Turkish-Kurdish writer and activist Burhan Sönmez about his unforgettable novel Istanbul, Istanbul.At once powerfully political and intensely personal, Istanbul, ...  Show more

With John Wilson.As part of Radio 4's MINT Season, John reports on the arts and culture of modern Istanbul.Turkey's most famous cultural figure, the Nobel Prize winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, has created a museum full of objects from his latest novel, the Museum of Innocence. He t ...  Show more

Anthony Bourdain explores the intersection of food, culture and politics in Istanbul, while eating a Turkish breakfast and watching an oil wrestling match. Original Airdate: Season 6, 2015. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more ab ...  Show more