Tag: “Istanbul”

19 photos found.

1. 

   Rainy Day in Istanbul

   Taken inside the Sabanci Museum in winter 2006 during the Picasso exhibition.

2. 

   Emirgan

   This was taken in the Sabanci Museum in Emirgan, Istanbul. I was there for the Rodin exhibition in Summer 2006.

3. 

   The Ottoman and his Visne

   Traditionally dressed Ottoman come to tourists motioning them to take a photo. Once taken, they offer a refreshing cup of visne juice, and ask for money.

4. 

   The Grand Bazaar

   The wide corridors of the Grand Bazaar are lined with jewelry stores, leather stores, and others that invite tourists to shop till they drop.

5. 

   Whirling Darvishes of Galata Mevlevihanesi

6. 

   "The Material Man"

7. 

   Flag Man

8. 

   Incoming!

   Rockers dance to the music of a popular Turkish rock-band in the early-afternoon at the yearly Barisarock free festival in Istanbul (Rock for Peace).

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   Turkey. (Moleskine)

   An entry in my Moleskine travel journal--a two-page spread created to pay homage to Turkey.
   
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   MOLESKINE is the legendary notebook, used by artists and thinkers for the past two centuries, from Van Gogh to Picasso, from Ernest Hemingway to Bruce Chatwin.