2. Projects

Studies in Istanbul

March 2009
Read More
Untitled photo
16 / 20

teastain

  • Turkish Leather ~ This is Ibrahim Cemil Celebi. He runs the Celebi Leather Shop in the Grand Bazarr. His coats are of the finest, softest, Turkish Leather and he will give you a 'special price'.
  • This is the Ottantic Bellydance shop, Kapalicasi Kavaflar Sok No. 5 in the Grand Bizarre. Everything a bellydancer could ever dream of is here, stuffed to the brim with jangles and sparkles. Ottan showed me his family pictures on his mobile phone and also the goat he slaughtered in his village last week....'this is my mother, my beautiful wife, my auntie,....my goat'....
  • Mevlevi ~ The Mevlevi Order or the Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded in Turkey. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God).
  • Lamp, Blue Mosque
  • Prayer at the Blue Mosque
  • Prayer at the Blue Mosque
  • Prayer
  • Washing stools at the Blue Mosque
  • Portrait, Spice Bizaar
  • Hagia Sofya ~ The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia (Άγια Σοφία) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, is a former Byzantine church and former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. Now a museum, Hagia Sophia is universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world.
  • Hagia Sofya ~ The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia (Άγια Σοφία) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, is a former Byzantine church and former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. Now a museum, Hagia Sophia is universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world.
  • Hagia Sofya ~ The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia (Άγια Σοφία) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, is a former Byzantine church and former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. Now a museum, Hagia Sophia is universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world.
  • The Belly Dancer
  • The Belly Dancer
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Balloon over the Bosphorus
  • Fig Seller in the Spice Bizaar
  • Fish Market
  • On the banks of the Bosphorus
  • Photo Sharing
  • About SmugMug
  • Browse Photos
  • Prints & Gifts
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Owner Log In
© 2021 SmugMug, Inc.