Istanbul and Canakkale (Dardanelles)
 
These are some photos from my summer visit to Turkey with my daughter Rafaella.
 

   


Hagia Sofia. 360AD.
Gravesite cats, some believe they are the souls of the passed.
From Ilgar Dere village where I spent my childhood summers.
Early morning at the Eceabat bazaar.
Ali's tea.
After business hours in istanbul.
Prayer
Full moon rising at my parents farm.
Selling her goodies and unhappy about the photographer.
Backstreets of Cannakale.
Bilgin's Great Grandmother.
Sour Cherry juice.
Sultan Ahmed.
Men exit first.
Ladies exit second!
 
Umran's kitchen
Wating for the bus.
Canakkale
Guests take their shoes off.
Always friendly.
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Take my photo please!
Holy man's grave, Istanbul.
Canakkale, Gocmen"s neighborhood.
 
 
Money for the WC.
Young girl in Mahmut Pasha.
 
Turkish goats are quite intelligent.
After a hard day in the fields.
Istanbul Grand Bazaar.
Hagia Sofia
 
Celebrating his circumcision.
 
Security guards cat at Hagia Sofia.
 
Dog house?
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Tea and a chat.
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Rules? What rules?
Eceabat Baazar
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Cat nap.
 
Cell phone does not work in the kitchen.
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Just Married.
 
No business. Worried.
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Hagia Sofia.
Morning coffee ritual.
Going to the baazar.
Canakkale
Hagia Sofia
Turks love their cellphones too.
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Selling ice cream in the fish market.
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Rafaella in the fish market.
High tech kabobs.
Waiting for the ferry.
Crossing from Europe to Asia.
View from the ferry.
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Byzantine mosaics in Hagia Sofia (360 AD)
Hagia Sofia.
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Ilgar Dere village before the goatherd.
Goatherd
Cooling off (100 degrees)
You are scaring the goats!
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I was practically raised in this 61 Valiant then a gift to the village.
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Mahmut Pasha Street Istanbul
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Morning at the farm
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Reflection of the village
Jet Lag!
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