Imagine Istanbul – travel, photography, news, films, book, ideas from Istanbul, Turkey
Tweet The children of the streets of Istanbul wander the city, hang around the patios of the cafés and sell things like packets of gum and kleenex to tourists or pursue the full time occupation of shining shoes . They are wild little children, dressed in ragged clothes. These children are skilled in the art [...]
Tweet Sınce I lıve ın a country which has at least two major languages, but probably three and since I have no fear of language, one day I decided to have the poem translated into French. And still, I have not lost my identity. I think – how lovely, in another language. It sounds even [...]
Tweet Imagine: Istanbul Where the rivers meet the sea, The ships sail Water glistens Traffic roars Men fish From the Galata Bridge And people pray For paradise and Air conditioners I am looking for the little boy Of Istanbul. It’s his eyes you see That captured me The beauty and the fear. Ships pull out [...]
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