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In Kas, reminders of a gilded age

An ancient Turkish port town reluctantly offers itself up to the tourist trade.

By Nichole Sobecki
Published: October 20, 2009 06:01 ET
Updated: October 20, 2009 15:54 ET

KAS, Turkey — “Kas is beautiful, the most beautiful place, but it is slowly being spoiled,” laments Cevdet Ayhan, surveying his roadside eatery — Ada Island Fish Restaurant — a place as simple as it is stunning.

Ada is rustic, with just a few tables scattered over a peninsula, the smell of nearby goats and roosters mixing with the sea as the wind sweeps...

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