In the first part of the interview with the photographer Ceren Salman, we discussed the city's ephemeral past while walking in the streets of Fener, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the historical peninsula. Here in the second part, we cannot...
In the first part of the interview with the photographer Ceren Salman, we discussed the city's ephemeral past while walking in the streets of Fener, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the historical peninsula. Here in the second part, we cannot...
You might know Ceren Salman from her neighbourhood guides featured in Istanbul Life magazine. Her devotion for Istanbul is one thing for me to welcome her in my blog. Her connection to people and nature is quite another. She cares… She cares...
We all know Istanbul is no flat Dutch city... This is the legendary city with seven hills, at least the historical peninsula. Though I wish it were flat for it would make cycling a part of our urban life here. What a relief would it be...
I thought a post on melancholy would fit well into the autumn feel that is slowly creeping into our lives. In the psyche of the western readers who found their way into the city through Pamuk's memoirs or in the lives of many of my fellow Istanbullites,...
I cannot imagine living in a flat without a balcony. A balcony overlooking the blue Bosphorus if we dare to dream big. Here is a sample of balconies and bay windows in various architectural styles I have archived over the years. Here and there in every...
If you are aiming for photographing windows in Istanbul, I assure you will not fall short of picturesque windows if you go off the beaten track... Though I have never been fond of romanticizing poverty, the window tilts lined with pots of geranium take...
The first time I heard the poem, the City by Cavafy in Greek, we were in an outdoor restaurant by the Golden Horn watching the glimmering lights of the old town, and Fener in the distance -the formerly Greek quarter, where the Greek Orthodox Patriarchy...