In Beyoğlu.
Month: November 2014
Yet another clarinet
On Istiklal Avenue (bonus points if you can spot yours truly amongst the crowd in the photo link).
Puppet Festival
There is a long history of shadow puppetry in Turkey. The karagöz puppet tradition dates back to the 14th century. Read more about this art form here and here. ‘Kukla’ is the Turkish word for puppet. Watch some here.
More music in Kadıköy
Musicians heard in the street market in Kadıköy, on the Asian side.
Mercimek çorbası
A delicious Turkish soup made from lentils.
Accordion on Çimen Sokak (2)
More accordion heard on my street in the Ergenekon neighborhood.
Sea of Marmara
A north-eastern view of the Sea of Marmara as seen from the Asian side of Istanbul.
Santur (2)
Here is another santur player on Istiklal Avenue. Read more about the santur in this earlier post.
Mihrimah Sultan Camii (2)
The Mihrimah Sultan mosque in Edirnekapı (in the Fatih district) is one of two mosques built for the daughter of Süleyman the Magnificent. The other is in Üsküdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. Both mosques were designed by Mimar Sinan, the master Ottoman architect. Note the large number of windows in this mosque. Read more in this earlier post. The exterior looks like this.
One of the interior windows looks like this:
Another clarinet
Another clarinet on Istiklal Caddesi.