We haven’t been in Turkey long enough to know much, so when we saw this house in Arnavutköy on Tuesday, I did a little bit of research. Türkan Saylan, who died of cancer on Monday, lived in this house on the main street in Arnavutköy. She was a doctor who devoted her career to eradicating [...]
Entries Tagged as 'istanbul'
The Weather
February 18th, 2009 2 Comments
Except for two recent sun-shiny days, it has been raining since we returned from the States. Whenever I go out, I have to consider the weather, something I almost never had to do in NM or in Cairo for that matter. If rain is in the forecast, I need to carry an umbrella and carrying [...]
European Capital of Culture 2010
February 11th, 2009 3 Comments
330: Capital of Roman Empire 395: Capital of Byzantine Empire 1453: Capital of Ottoman Empire 2010: European Capital of Culture There is a quote attributed to Napoleon running around the internet: “If there was a single country in the world, Istanbul would be its capital.” Although Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey, it will [...]
Street Scene, Istanbul, Turkey, 1903.
January 17th, 2009 1 Comment
Street scene, Istanbul, Turkey, 1903. Originally uploaded by Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum has uploaded some nice old pictures of Istanbul to their Flickr site.
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A Bosphorus Cruise
January 7th, 2009 1 Comment
We took the Bosphorous cruise with the O’Rourkes on a cold Friday. We caught the ferry at BeÅŸiktaÅŸ at around 10:30 or 11:00 in the morning. There were plenty of seats both inside and outside, but we chose the top outside open deck. The ferry criss-crosses the Bosphorus, stopping at several towns, on its way [...]
