There is a Turkish song, "I don't like Istanbul at all anymore" in which a lover laments the lost love. And that reflects my current state of mind. The city that graced the shores of the Bosphorus for centuries, bridging east and west, the melting pot of diverse cultures is being raped and the obscenity continues every day. The erect towers are the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Capitol Shopping Mall
They Love English Jan and I visited the nearby Capitol Shopping Mall to look around and pick up a few souvenirs yesterday. The first thing that struck me, and Jan too, that the mall looked very much like the malls around us in the US. This, in and of itself, is quite understandable as the model is applicable all over the world. The local branches … [Read more...]
Istanbul 2015
Every time I visit Istanbul I find many things that have changed. Since my last visit in 2012 it is hard not to notice the obsession with "towers" in all corners of the city. The soaring minarets have been replaced with taller, much taller, but not as graceful towers. There is even one that carries a famous name: The Trump Tower! So much so that I … [Read more...]