This street vendor has a rather laid-back style. He was inconspicuously standing on Ergenekon Caddesi in Şişli.
sounds – environmental
environmental sounds
Noisy birds
These birds were making a racket at dusk in Gülhane Park. The culprit is the Küçük Karga which translates as “little crow.” Also known as the Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), it is indeed a member of the crow family, and has a wide range distribution.
Tram to Karaköy
Arabic song
Party song
A Turkish gentleman singing a song to his friends at a back-street vodka drinking party (they were not drinking rakı), fairly close to İstiklal Caddesi.
Cuma at Fatih Camii
This is a bit of the Friday (Cuma) service at the Fatih Mosque. It was recorded in the courtyard, from loudspeakers.
Bird at Yıldız
A twittering bird in the treetops in Yıldız Parkı. Yıldız Parkı one once part of the grounds of Yıldız Sarayı (Yıldız Palace), one of the last palaces of the Ottoman Emperors. Located in the Beşiktaş district, it is one of Istanbul’s largest parks.
Tarlabaşı Pazar
Another weekly market, newly-discovered (by me, anyway), and only a twenty-minute walk to get to (up and down, naturally). This one stretches for several blocks, much bigger than the Oğuz pazar mentioned earlier. Produce, cheese, olives, clothing, shoes, housewares, fish (to cook and eat, as well as goldfish pets), honey, eggs, and much more is available. This audio is a condensation of vendor calls heard during a stroll through the market; the duration of the actual walk was much longer, of course. I particularly like the singing vendors. Tarlabaşı, a neighborhood in Beyoğlu is here. The neighborhood has an interesting history, which you can read more about here.
The Bosphorus (2)
This is at Macar Bay, in Anadolu Kavağı, on the Asian side, close to where the Bosphorus meets the Black Sea. (This is still considered Istanbul). The day was rather windy (are you sure you want to click on that link?). See the next post for a shot of the bay.
Cümbüş (2)
Another cümbüş player, this time with vocals. Again, at night, at a restaurant on the side streets around Istiklal Avenue. For more about the cümbüş, see this earlier post.