Istanbul Architecture
I am probably beating a dead horse by writing about the very strange change in Istanbul’s architectural character. …
Visiting Friends and Family in Turkey, Part 2
Continued from part 1, the is the end of our second week in Istanbul. Elif and Mina arrived on October 14 and we all …
Visiting Friends and Family in Turkey, Part 1
The main reason that brought us to Turkey this year was to see our family and friends. As we get older, our shrinking …
Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 2
The Last Byzantine Palace Many years ago, probably around 1980, we visited the remains of the last Byzantine palace. The …
Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 1
After a busy and somewhat eventful summer, Jan and I arrived in Istanbul on October 1 for a three-week stay. The flight …
The Pleasant Sides of Istanbul
As much as I wrote about the discomfort and stress I get in Istanbul, I should also mention the comfort zones, the …
Discomfort of Istanbul
This photograph has been in the making for about 20 years, maybe even more. When I first thought of taking a photograph …
St. Augustine Chapel
Our friends invited us to Fenerbahce Dalyan Club last week. As we arrived we saw an old stone building which I …
Our First Couple of Days in Istanbul, 2017
After a wonderfully comfortable flight, we arrived in Istanbul about 75 minutes earlier than expected, always a pleasant …
Film Days – 3
This is the last installment of nostalgic photographs, you can see the previous three posts for more. These photographs …
A Disappointing Restoration Project
I strongly favor keeping the old architecture alive, restoration, repurposing, and keeping the texture of cities and …
Mina’s Excellent 10th Birthday
Mina is now 1o years old, time flew and she has become a graceful girl. This year, many things came together and we were …
A Late Birthday Post
This post is for my lovely wife, love of my life! Happy belated birthday love. On October 13 we were ready to celebrate …
Dinner at Kantin
We all went to Kantin for Ergun’s birthday on October 12, Oya and Bevan joined us. Semsa Denizsel owns and …
Shopping in Istanbul
On Monday we all went shopping, first to Marks & Spencer and then to a small boutique called Eskil. Binnaz and Ergun …