Modern Turkey might not be the superpower the Ottoman Empire once was, but Istanbul’s glamour and beauty are still gorgeously intact. In the Bosphorus village of Ortaköy, you can sit in a bustlng café in the warren of little streets between the shore road and the Ortaköy Camii (mosque) and witness a scene that is truly Mediterranean and Asian at the same time, with artists and students mingling with tourists, right on the cusp of two continents.

Jacket and skirt by Beymen, bag by Miu Miu, Samsung SGH-E720 mobile phone