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The Istanbul Issue On 6 February, Terrible Earthquakes Struck Southern Turkey And Northwestern Syria. This Catastrophic Event Led To Tens Of Thousands Of Victims, Shattered The Lives Of Millions Of People And Wiped Out Entire Cities. And, At The Time Of Writing, The Same Areas And Populations Have Now Been Subjected To Deadly Floods, Which Have Taken Dozens Of Lives. Faced With Such Destruction, Sadness And Fear, It Has Never Been More Difficult To Complete An Issue Of Holiday. Out Of Respect, For A Time We Thought We’D Give Up On Our Issue Devoted To Istanbul, Which We’D Been Working On Since October, Putting Into It The Patience The City Deserves And The Fascination It Inspires. Despite Everything, However, We Wanted To Pay Tribute To The Unforgettable Beauty Of Turkey And Of A City Straddling Two Continents That Has Blended Cultures, Religions, Aesthetics And, Above All, Lives Like No Other Place For Centuries. In Its Pages, The Writer Emma Becker Delivers Her Account Of A Memorable Journey To Istanbul. We Can Enjoy Interviews With Designer Hussein Chalayan And The Artist Server Demirtas. The Photographer Sabiha Cimen Describes The Inspirations For Some Of Her Unique Images, While The Journalists Jenna Scatena, Jennifer Hattam And Ruzgar Mehmet Akgun Delve Into The Stories Behind The Legendary Turkish Baths, The Grand Bazaar And Nightlife In Beyoglu. Alongside Them, The Photographers Felipe Romero Beltran, Olivier Kervern, Alessandro Furchino Capria And Mario Sorrenti Share With Us Their Visions Of The City Once Known As Byzantium And Constantinople, While Anthony Seklaoui Brings A Levantine Dream To Life, Takashi Homma Builds An Aesthetic Bridge Between Japan And Turkey And Jean Marie Del Moral Reflects On The Everlasting Presence Of The Last Great Ottoman Palaces.