We now embark on a global voyage of discovery to decode the DNA of 12 cities, taking everything we have learnt in Episodes 1, 2 and 3 with us as we go. 

We begin in Istanbul. This is the city of three names. It’s the holy city of world religions. It’s the meeting point of two continents. It’s a city that has been the focal point of vast imperial networks, and it is a former capital that has, rather remarkably, outlived the collapse of more than one empire.

In this episode we reveal the traits that Istanbul has accumulated from its emergence at the touchpoint between Asia and Europe and from its long and fascinating imperial history. We meet Murat Belge, Berkan Özyer, Associate Professor Eda Yücesoy, Avi Alkaş and Associate Professor Ozdemir Sonmez. 

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