This file photo shows an aerial view taken in Istanbul in 2008, showing the historical peninsula (R), the Asian part of town (in the background) and the Pera side (L). Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid on ... more 

This file photo shows an aerial view taken in Istanbul in 2008, showing the historical peninsula (R), the Asian part of town (in the background) and the Pera side (L). Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid on Wednesday made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics as the International Olympic Committee announced Baku and Doha had been dropped from the running less