From the Gezi Park activist to the gourmet cook, from the wife of an imam to the doctor longing for Germany, from the colorful nightbirds to the descendants of Greeks, Jews and Armenians – Istanbul is not only a city but also fate. Christiane Schlötzer tells of the divisions in Turkish society, but also of the courage, resilience, and creativity from which the city on the Bosporus lives.
 
Moderation: Pia Entenmann