Bagdat Caddesi (Bagdad Street) is one of the busiest and most modern streets in Istanbul. Starbucks, Friday's, and Gloria Jean's along with many foreign stores are a reminder of the materialism of the West. Every year Istanbul has more places that remind me of big city America. I enjoy some of the benefits that these things bring, but it is depressing to see more and more Turks moving to materialism as their religion of choice. The god of this world is glorified in this just as much as he is in the worship of Islam. Pray that the truth would shine through much brighter than the allure of money and "stuff".