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Bigger than Manhattan: The record-breaking airport megahub that conquered the world

By Maureen O'Hare, CNN (CNN) — Standing at the crossroad of continents, Istanbul has long been a global linchpin. As Byzantium and then Constantinople, it controlled trade routes along the Silk Road and maritime passage from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. In the golden age of railways, Istan...

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