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...tourists are discovering a Turkey that transcends popular stereotypes. In Istanbul they jam the Topkapi Palace to gaze at the 400-room harem of the sultanate and to view its incomparable treasury of emeralds, diamonds, gold and ivory. They pack the Blue Mosque and the other masterpieces of Mehmet Aga, Turkey's great 17th century architect. Bargain hunters fill the cavernous covered bazaar looking for rugs, leather goods and gold. To the south, near Izmir, tour guides jockey for position at the ruins of Ephesus, where the main attraction is the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders...
...organizers said the war in Afghanistan is severly harming the civilian population there. "How many Afghanis have to be killed for the American public to wake up?" asked Aga Khan Professor of Iranian Studies Richard N. Frye, a member of the alliance's board of advisors...
Emack's and Herrell's both offer Aga brand waffle cones, imported from Denmark. At Herrell's, such a gourmet cone costs an extra 45 cents; at Emack's, it's included in the regular purchase price...
...Said Aga Khan Professor of Iranian Richard N.Frye: "Fleming and Handlin found [Brinkley's] worktoo journalistic...
...face of the opposition, Spence halted Brinkley's review, the sources said. "If Handlin and Fleming turn their thumbs down on someone, you can forget it; he's not going through," said Aga Khan Professor of Iranian Richard Frye, a History Department member...