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Here are two more pics for the ‘Turks in Ukraine’ series at The Turkish Invasion (the first installment featured my shot of Karadeniz Cafe at Poznyaki). KATYA + LEYLA = arkadashiki: a Ukrainian-Turkish friendship, Tatu-style, sort of (arkadaş is ‘friend’ in Turkish): “Dudu Döner – Turkish shawarma” – near Svyatoshyn metro station:
On Saturday, I was feeling claustrophobic in Kyiv’s center, so I got into a random marshrutka and went where it took me: to Poznyaky and Osokorky, on the Dnieper’s left bank. Some of my favorite pictures from the trip: All photos are here. *** Marshrutka driver seemed like a very religious guy: *** Lots of [...]
I’ve just added pictures that I took around Istanbul’s Taksim Square in the evening of May 1 – here. I, of course, wanted to post them right away, and write about how surreal it all seemed even after it was long over (I missed the bedlam that took place in the afternoon – read this [...]
It’s really awesome to be around people who love kids and aren’t afraid to show it. In Istanbul, Marta receives dozens of smiles and hugs daily; she’s heard the Turkish phrase “çok güzel, maşaallah” (“very beautiful, mashaallah“) so many times, she knows how to say it herself by now; and today three people have given [...]
Mehmet Öztekin, a gramophone repairman and collector, in his shop at Grand Bazaar. He played an Edith Piaf song for us, very moving. A little bit more about him is here. *** There’s another store at Grand Bazaar that I love – Deli Kızın Yeri/The Crazy Lady’s Place. I keep buying toys for Marta there.
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