Getty Images “The Sultan’s Favourite” by Etienne Jura (1699–1789), 18th century. In a time when people meet each other through dating apps on their phones, the story of two people who fell in love after getting off a boat in Kagithane, one of the picnic areas in Istanbul, and walking among the greenery, seems far-fetched. For the woman to pretend to look away from under her abaya, and for the man to send [...]