the Abbasağa is part of Şişli District (southern part) , Cihannüma , Türkali .

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186 - the crying boy
Made by Atakan Sevgi
the famous poster called the crying boy hung on a driver cabin of a truck. the book of the driver on the left side was the lily of the vaylley by honore de balzac. nice combination for a truck driver. View large on black


Intercontinental crossing
Made by maistora
- takes 15 mins, over the blue Bosphorus, by boat. Or faster - by car on the 2 bridges. I'm in Europe, Asia is 'over there' (the long zoom flattens perspective and makes it seem even closer :) The full-focus, HDR-treated version.


Intercontinental crossing
Made by maistora
- takes 15 mins, over the blue Bosphorus, by boat. Or faster - by car on the 2 bridges. I'm in Europe, Asia is 'over there' (the long zoom flattens perspective and makes it seem even closer :) A shallow DoF / LensBaby version...


Still life and blue seas
Made by maistora
Decor of an office with views of Besiktas and behind it - the Bosphorus and Marmara Sea. The thick tinted glass of the window helps the 'bokeh' the subdued, warm shades of blue and the 'ghost' reflections of the twigs.


170 - jellyfish?
Made by Atakan Sevgi
actually colorful scarves hanging before a glass. it looks like a jellyfish swimming or what? View large on black


Katya, Mark and John - top floor of hotel.. overlooking Bosphoros
Made by MarkyMark_cy
Shame I didn't have a camera capable of doing justice to the magnificent views. If in Istanbul, go for a drink in this bar.. top of Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel .. esp if someone else is paying ;)


Utopic Farm office - version 0.1 alpha #utopicfarm
Made by tolgaarican
Utopic Farm office - version 0.1 alpha #utopicfarm - via www.twitxr.com/chaylock/updates/199889 - Location: Beşiktaş, Abbasağa, Turkey


construction site
Made by j.o.h.n. walker
large billboard over a construction site in Besiktas provided by the mobile phone company Turkcell - the children in the yellow outfits represent the company mascot


United colours of Istanbul
Made by maistora
You can't imagine the volume of my archives and the amount of rubbish there... Another attempt to scratch the surface of the tip of the proverbial iceberg...


127 - they come out at night
Made by Atakan Sevgi
spooky figures in the dark of the night. actually they are statues covered with white sheet and they are waiting to be opened by the mayor :)


Wearing "two hats" in a crisis..
Made by MarkyMark_cy
When your team is short-staffed Management must be able to wear more than one hat... right ? Do Russians understand this.. ? :-))


159 - brrr!
Made by Atakan Sevgi
red car on white snow. View large on black


Iskender Aftermath
Made by Mehmet Duran
We thought Karl was paying so you can still see happy faces. The bad news came a few minutes after this picture. Taken by Gizem.


dancing
Made by colm.mcmullan
there was some attempt at a traditional turkish dance happening here. let's not get into it too much.


Blue thing
Made by maistora
A glass bead in the traditional Turkish 'evil eye' style. (Complete with unintended 'self' :)


Butcher's, painters, or clueless ?!
Made by MarkyMark_cy
Well ..we're dressed up.. we look silly.. do we really have to show this to family and friends.. ?


Multimap iskender Day
Made by Mehmet Duran
Drinking our thick turkish coffees after a delicious Iskender treat. Taken by Ozan aka Cemshid.


That day is mine
Made by Leminha
@ bedroom Besiktas Fujicolor Superia ISO 100 (fora de prazo) Hasselblad 500 CM Epson 4870


Ode a Shizuka
Made by Leminha
Erasmus Fujicolor Superia ISO 100 (fora de prazo) Hasselblad 500 CM Epson 4870


Istanbul Besiktas Ihlamur Yildiz
Made by Lemi Hacıoğlu
Ihlamur Yildiz Besiktas Yokusunda bir Park, 360 derece Panorama (Little Planet)