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Month: April, 2008

A Day Away From Istanbul

19 April, 2008 (10:21) | istanbul, Photographs | 2 comments

When you visit Istanbul you should set one day aside to visit the Princes’ Islands. About 20 kilometers away by ferry in the Sea of Marmara, lie this small group of islands also known as the Kızıl Adalar. These nine islands are very popular tourist spots in the summer. During the Byzantine times, the Princes’ [...]

The Photograph of the Little Boy of Istanbul

15 April, 2008 (00:51) | Photographs, Yilmaz |

This is one of the first photographs I took of the little boy of Istanbul. I added some words from the poem “In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul“. Someone made it into a large poster for me with Photoshop. I love this photograph because it shows everything about the little boy and explains [...]

The History of Imagine Istanbul

12 April, 2008 (17:23) | Characters, istanbul, Language, Yilmaz, The Little Boy of Istanbul | 1 comment

With the launch of ImagineIstanbul.com as a blog in January, 2008, I think I should provide some technical, historical background the existence of ImagineIstanbul as a blog. ImagineIstanbul.com was originally launched in 2004 and ran for about one year. Then, due to circumstances beyond my control (or maybe they were in my control), I lost [...]

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