ISTANBUL - The blast shortly after 10 in the morning reverberated for miles across the neighbouring districts and the Bosphorus Strait, all the way to the Asian side of Istanbul, a picturesque 20-minute ferry ride away.It shook the ground under the feet of Mehmet, a local chestnut seller in his early 20s, who had left home in high spirits that morning. The warm, sunny weather, he hoped, would draw in the tourists and help him make a little extra money before a predicted snowfall later in the week.
