Sometimes you hear the strangest things…. coming out of Istanbul
Turkey’s well-loved chanteuse, Bulent Ersoy of Istanbul is stirring up waves….
Sometimes you hear the strangest things in the news on Turkey. Sometimes I hear tragic stories and I want to cry or scream. Sometimes I hear really weird stories from Turkey and I [...]
When in Istanbul, everyone needs to visit the Market to pick up some souvenirs of Turkey to take home with them. A visit to the market by the New Mosque, is a must do. You can buy Turkish candies, sweets, spices, textiles, glass lamps, evil eye jewelery, silverware and just about anything else.
I [...]
Continuing with my previous posting on the Galata Tower of Istanbul, I wanted to share some views with my readers of the skyline taken from the tower. This photograph was taken from one of the windows of the tower.
I never ate at the restaurant at the top of the tower, but I did climb [...]
In the village of Galata in old Istanbul on the north side of the Golden Horn stands the Galata Tower, a structure measuring 66.90 meters tall. It dominates the skyline of the city where one can view the Golden Horn, the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus.
Since early Greek and Roman times, a [...]
Another view for my readers of the Bosphorus from one of the windows looking out to the balcony from the splendor of the Dolmabahçe Palace .
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