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Eminonu, Istanbul
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Eminönü is a district of Istanbul in Turkey. This is the heart of the walled city of Constantine, the focus of a history of incredible richness. Eminönü covers the point on which the Byzantine capital was built. The Galata Bridge crosses the Golden Horn into Eminönü and the mouth of the Bosphorus opens into the Marmara Sea. And up on the hill stands Topkapı Palace, the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) and Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya). Thus Eminönü is the main tourist destination in Istanbul. It was a part of the Fatih district until 1928, which covered the whole peninsular area of old Istanbul within the medieval city walls - that area which was formerly the Byzantine capital Constantinople. Since the resident population of Eminönü is low today, it is scheduled to rejoin the Fatih district. History The Golden Horn was a natural port, particularly the Eminönü/Sirkeci shore, which being on a peninsula was also eminently defensible. It was for this port that İstanbul was built, and from here that İstanbul grew, with the oldest neighbourhoods being the port districts along the Golden Horn. In time the Byzantine port was also occupied by merchants from Genoa and Pisa, who eventually acquired their own wharfs and waterfront districts. The Golden Horn was still a thriving port in Ottoman times, occupied by importers, warehousemen, sailors and traders of every description, the centre of trade in the city, a labryinth of narrow streets wokshops and markets leading uphill to Topkapı Palace, the Ottoman capital. The district's name, Eminönü, also reflects its' place in history. Translated from Turkish to English it roughly means 'in front of justice'. Emin meaning 'justice', önü meaning 'in front of'. The name most probably came from the Ottoman courts and customs houses on the docks. The nature of the place did of course change in the industrial age; the Galata Bridge was built across the Golden Horn; steamships came, then electricity, then the railway and the Istanbul terminal of the Orient Express was naturally sited at Sirkeci Station. The sea walls still surrounded the city, and the sea gates of the port of Eminönü were the point of entry for goods, and for people. Eminönü was bounded to Fatih until 1928. She became district of İstanbul in 1928. Following the huge railway station, other grand stone buildings followed in the late Ottoman period, commercial buildings, the central post office among others. And in the early days of the Republic of Turkey, Eminönü was renovated extensively; the big square was opened up in front of Yeni Cami (by clearing out the tollbooths at the end of the Galata Bridge); The Spice bazaar was restored; the fish market was cleared off the shore of the Golden Horn and a road opened up to the new bridge at Unkapanı. By the 1950s, the area was continuously clogged up with traffic, which was eased somewhat by the construction of the large coast road around the point and all the way out to Istanbul airport. Eminönü today Although the government has moved to Ankara and Istanbul has expanded rapidly to becoming the enormous city we have today with the centre of business now in huge shiny buildings elsewhere in the city, Eminönü is still buzzing. It still has the busiest ferry crossings for the Bosphorus and for the Marmara Sea, still has the only car ferry across the Bosphorus and still has the only mainline railway terminus (where trains can be caught to Eastern Thrace (Trakya) and Europe) and people flood into the area on boats, buses, or the light metro from Aksaray. During the daytime the area is packed with merchants and their customers, hordes of shoppers and many tourists. Add to this a number of key government buildings including the governor's office and the main campus of Istanbul University in Beyazit. At night it is very, very quiet. There is some housing in Eminönü but most of the buildings are offices, shops and workshops, and if you do happen to be there in the evening the contrast with the daytime is eery and somewhat menacing. In the daytime there are 2,000,000 people in Eminönü, but the district has only 30,000 residents. The people that do live in Eminönü are working class and conservative. Things to see Eminönü has many historical mosques and buildings, many of Istanbul's best-known landmarks. Recent development has improved Eminönü greatly and many of its winding streets which can at first seem imposing, have been developed and improved, while Eminönü has started to repair the many mosques. Sultanahmet - which contains Topkapı Palace, Aya Sofia, the Blue Mosque and Aya Irini among about a thousand other incredible pieces of architecture; Süleymaniye - the huge mosque complex of Suleyman the Magnificent; Yeni Cami (The new mosque) - the mosque that dominates the waterfront by the Galata Bridge; there is a wide open space in front where people feed the pigeons. The Grand Bazaar - as much to look at as to shop in. The Spice Bazaar - another Ottoman caravanserai, not as huge as the Grand Bazaar but right on the water, next to Yeni Camii; Shopping in Eminönü The area is heaving with shoppers; especially at weekends people come from all over the city, looking for discount clothing, or plastic accessories, staionery and cheap toys in the streets behind the Spice Bazaar. You will not find the classy boutiques of the big shopping centres, the clientele in Eminönü is much more traditional and working class. The narrow climbing street called Mahmutpaşa for example is the place where those of a conservative nature come to buy a coat or a headscarf, or to kit their boys out in the costume they wear on circumcision day. Eminönü is crawling with thousands of people hawking goods on handcarts, makeshift stalls or a blanket laid out in the street, as well as the millions of little shops and workshops in the streets, bazaars and the big stone fortresses from the Ottoman era called Han in Turkish. Every inch is retail space, even the underpasses taking people from the ferries are lined with shops, kebab grillers and boys selling cigarettes. There are so many businesses packed into such a small area that a single street or even a single building can be the centre of a particular trade, and turning a corner will take you into a totally different atmosphere. Here you are surrounded by stall after stall of denim jeams, and across one block you are submerged in the scent of coffee and spices. The variety is breathtaking and Eminönü takes some exploring. Some well known sub-districts (semt) include: Sirkeci - the waterfront by the railway station where all the ferries dock. The streets behind the docks are the places to buy electronic goods, photographic equipment, bicycles, and all kinds of stationery. All of things in their real or fake versions. Sultanhamam behind the spice bazaar, the area of toys, beads and plastic jewelry that takes you up to the previously mentioned Mahmutpaşa. Tahtakale along the Golden Horn from the Spice Bazaar, come here for all kinds of kitchen equipment, garden tools, and electricals such as telephones. If your car radio is stolen come to Tahtakale and buy it back again!! Cağaloğlu -Istanbul's Fleet Street - a maze of printers, booksellers and traditionally newspapers; Divan Yolu, the relatively calm, tree-lined, tram-way avenue from Sultanahmet to the university, including the Roman column called Çemberlitaş. Beyazıt -the home of Istanbul University and the far end of the Grand Bazaar; Grand Bazaar - In the bazaar itself you will find gold, jewelry, carpets, antiques, and souvenirs. In the streets around you will more of the same plus all kind of clothing and leather goods. Mercan - below the bazaar, the place to buy any kind of bag or briefcase, Lâleli - buzzing with hotels, bars and people from former Soviet Republics buying discount clothing; Kumkapı - the fish market, and restaurants about as numerous as the fish themselves. Eating in Eminönü In the daytime the choice of food is incredible, and in particular the area is covered with 'lokanta' serving soups, stews and hot vegetable dishes at lunchtime. You will find these in all the bazaars and shopping streets, for example the street called Hocapaşa near Sirkeci station has a great variety. Eminönü offers any number of fast foods and snacks including döner, lahmacun and the grilled mackerel sandwiches on the waterfront by the ferry docks. These used to be sold from boats, this is now banned but you can still find mackerel grillers in the area. In Sirkeci, across the road from the railway station, Konyali is one of Istanbul's oldest eateries, well-known for its pastries. Behind the Spice Bazaar is Haci Muhittin, one of the oldest sweet-makers, famous for Turkish Delight and many other traditional sweets from Ottoman times, even drinks made of tamarind. The köfte restaurants of Sultanhamet are famous throughout Istanbul. Sultanahmet Fish House is a nice place to have lunch or dinner with reasonable rates. www.sultanahmetfishhouse.com Much of the district is closed down in the evening although you will still find food in the following places: Up in Sultanahmet, where there are so many hotel guests; in the fish restaurants of Kumkapi; and in one or two other well-known spots such as Hamdi Restaurant near Yeni Cami or the Balikci Sabahattin fish restaurant in Cankurtaran.
Turkey Blue
Made by Linus Gelber
Istanbul's waterfront is a lively and vital place. It's a pleasure to see; here in New York we largely forgot we had a waterfront for several decades, and now that we've spotted it again the race is on among developers to make sure that only the rich and privileged get anywhere near it. Leave it to us to duff up a river. The Golden Horn, an inlet of the Bosphorus, separates several of the central neighborhoods in Istanbul. It is crossed by the Galata Bridge and by a busy network of ferries, charter boats, fishing craft, and other vessels. During my visit it's an impossible chalky blue near the shore, as if someone spent the last few centuries grinding up Turkish decorative tiles and tossing them into the water - which isn't far from the truth, in some ways. Today I walk across to Karaköy on my way to Taksim Square, where I will spectacularly not meet up with my sister-in-law Jane. Halfway across the bridge I linger, looking at that powdery turquoise color and the flocks of jellyfish knotting through it. There are rows of fishermen above on the top deck of the bridge, and as I watch the water the midday call to prayer begins to sound, from left and right, from front and back. It's a cacophony and a thrill of noise. The sound, the colors, the rush and moil, draw me through myself like a thread through the eye of a needle. Wow, I think to myself. I'm in Istanbul. See the Istanbul Eminönü skyline bigger - dig the mosques.
Kılıç Ali Paşa Camii
Made by Sinan Doğan
Kılıç Ali Paşa Camii Kılıç Ali Paşa tarafından, Mimar Sinan’a, 1581 yılında, Tophane Meydanı’nda inşa ettirilen Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliyesi; cami, türbe, sebil, medrese ve hamamdan meydana gelir. Külliye’nin ana öğesi olan cami, bir avlu çerçevesinin ortasında bulunur. Avlu çerçevesi 1956 yılında gerçekleştirilen yol çalışmalarında özgün biçimini yitirmiş ve avlu duvarı geri çekilmiştir. Caminin son cemaat yeri beş kubbe ile örtülü olup; ayrıca, üç yönden son cemaat yerini saran kurşun kaplamalı sundurma ile bu kısmın tavan örtüsü meydana getirilmiştir. Dikdörtgen plana sahip cami ana mekânının 12.70 m çapındaki kubbe örtüsü, pencereli bir kasnağa oturtulmuş ve kubbe ağırlığı pandantifler aracılığı ile dört payeye bindirilmiştir. Ayasofya mimari estetiğinin gelişmiş bir örneği olduğu düşünülen cami, 16 yüzyılın işçiliği olan İznik çinileri ile bezenmiştir. Cami, 24’ü kubbe kasnağında olmak üzere toplam 147 pencere ile aydınlatılmaktadır. Ayrıca, 1948 yılında Deniz Müzesi’ne kaldırılan 16 yy. ait tarihi deniz feneri de caminin aydınlatılmasında kullanılmıştır. Tek şerefeli cami minaresi ise 19 yy.da gerçekleştirilen onarımda yenilenmiş ve minarede barok süslemeler kullanılmıştır.
Istanbul: blue mosque in evening mood 45.037.02
Made by Juergen Kurlvink
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Istanbul - Oct 2008 - Turkish Girls Waiting for a Tram
Made by gareth1953
BEST SEEN IN ITS ORIGINAL SIZE TO SEE JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL THESE YOUNG GIRLS ARE. My wife was working in Istanbul for a few months so I took a week off to go visit her. As we were walkiing down from the Galata Tower we decided we would take the tram to the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed ). I was sorting my camera out to take a picture of the tramlines converging on the bridge over the Golden Horn when one of the young women waved and asked me to take a picture. With trams arriving from both directions I had just enough time to get one shot. It was the perfect start to a wonderful trip. Some of the most warm and friendly people on the planet. For a photographer as well it is a must visit place to go. After being up for over 18 months and having been seen 183 times without a single comment I decided to give it the Piknik treatment. I straightened it and brought the girls front and centre in the hope that visitors will notice just how happy and beautiful this group of girls are. This was truly one of those 'Make my Day' captures. You know, when you realise lugging all that equipment about all day really is worthwhile. 29/03/11
Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul.
Made by ~caner
Suleyman Mosque Commentary Suleyman the magnificent ordered a mosque appropriate to his title to be built by the architect Sinan, whereupon the present mosque was begun on one of the hills dominating the Golden Horn. The mosque, and its attendant structures, madrasa, arms—houses, infirmaries, caravansarais, a medical school, hamams, schools of Tradition, a hospital, cells and shops were begun in 1550 by the architect Sinan and completed in 1557. —Ilhan Aksit. Treasures of Istanbul. p164. Here Sinan demonstrated his transformation of the Hagia Sophia plan from which he had drawn his inspiration: his dome is buttressed by two half-domes and two typanum walls. Sinan's solution of putting four minarets at the corners of his arcaded courtyard (inspired by the atrium) sets up a counterpoint between a solid volume on the mosque side and a 'negative' space on the courtyard side. — Henri Stierlin. Comprende l'Architecture universelle 2. p378-9. www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Suyleman_Mosque.html
Yeraltı Camii - Karaköy
Made by Sinan Doğan
Yeraltı Camii - Karaköy Karaköy semtinde bulunan caminin esasının II.Tiberyos zamanına ait bir mabet olduğu söylenilmektedir. Bir rivayete göre 714 yılında İstanbul’u almak için gelen Arap Orduları burada yedi yıl kalmış savaşta şehit edilenlerden bazıları buraya defnedilmiştir. Arap Orduları Şam'a dönerken Asker’in önemli eşyalarından bazıları bu mahzene konulmuş kapısının üzerine kurşun dökülmüş. Kurşunlu mahzen sözü buradan kaynaklanmaktadır. Bu sahabelerden birinin mezarı Türkler tarafından türbe haline sokulmuş diğer ikisi de parmaklıklarla çevrili mezar haline getirilmiştir. Bu eski yapı I. Mahmut ve III. Osman zamanında Sadrazam’lıkta bulunan Bahir Mustafa Paşa tarafından cami haline getirilmiştir. Sinan Doğan İletişim Mail: foto.sinandogan[at]gmail.com Web Sayfası Facebook Fan Sayfası
Karakoy, Istanbul
Made by atila_y
Karaköy, the modern name for the ancient Galata, is a commercial neighborhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, located at the northern part of the Golden Horn mouth on the European side of Bosphorus. Karaköy is one of the oldest and most historic districts of the city, and is today an important commercial center and transport hub. The location is connected with the surrounding neighborhoods through streets originating from Karaköy Square. The Galata Bridge links Karaköy to Eminönü in the southwest, Tersane Street to Azapkapı in the west, Voyvoda Street to Şişhane in the northwest, the steeply sloping Yüksek Kaldırım Street to Beyoğlu in the north, Kemeraltı Street and Necatibey Street to Tophane in the northeast. The commercial quarter, which was originally the meeting place for banks and insurance companies in the 19th century, is today also home to mechanical, electrical, plumbing and electronic parts suppliers.
Ch'i
Made by Happy Jumper ()
Zeynep'e selamlarımla :) Doğa durmadan Ch'i yaratır. Güzel bir çevre düzenlemesi bu anlamda Ch'i kaynağıdır. On yedinci yüzyıldan kalma anonim bir deyiş, Ch'i'nin tepelerin yumuşak, suların iyi, güneşin ılık, rüzgarın tatlı, sabahın taze bir ışıkla dolu olduğu başka bir dünyadan olduğunu söyler. Ch'i, yaşayan her şeyin içindeki evrensel yaşam gücüdür. Nature creates Ch'i continuously. A good and beautiful arrangement is the source of Ch'i in this sense. An anonymous saying from the 17th century states that Ch'i is from another world where hills are rolling, waters are good, the sun is warm, the wind is soft, and the mornings are filled with a fresh light. Ch'i is the universal life force in every living thing.
Yeraltı Camii
Made by Sinan Doğan
Karaköy semtinde bulunan caminin esasının II.Tiberyos zamanına ait bir mabet olduğu söylenilmektedir. Bir rivayete göre 714 yılında İstanbul’u almak için gelen Arap Orduları burada yedi yıl kalmış savaşta şehit edilenlerden bazıları buraya defnedilmiştir. Arap Orduları Şam'a dönerken Asker’in önemli eşyalarından bazıları bu mahzene konulmuş kapısının üzerine kurşun dökülmüş. Kurşunlu mahzen sözü buradan kaynaklanmaktadır. Bu sahabelerden birinin mezarı Türkler tarafından türbe haline sokulmuş diğer ikisi de parmaklıklarla çevrili mezar haline getirilmiştir. Bu eski yapı I. Mahmut ve III. Osman zamanında Sadrazam’lıkta bulunan Bahir Mustafa Paşa tarafından cami haline getirilmiştir.
street view
Made by delikizinyeri
Galata Tower, Istanbul, Turkey The tower was originally built by the Genoese in 1348 as part of their fortifications. It was later used as a fire watch tower by the Ottomans (beginning in 1717). It is now a tourist attraction with a wonderful panoramic view of the city - and fortunately, an elevator! There is a restaurant/cafe on the upper level (where you see a wrought iron balustrade in the photo). For those of you who, like me, avoid heights, this is a nightmare. The floor of the circular balcony slopes down and out and the wind can be incredibly strong making it feel as though gravity is going to win the battle taking you and your camera down to ground level without using the interior elevator!
MS Silver Spirit on Bosphorus, Istanbul
Made by voyageAnatolia.tumblr.com
Silver Spirit is a super-luxury cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises. The ship is the sixth and largest ship of the Silversea fleet; it entered service in 2009. On 23 December 2009, Silver Spirit departed on her maiden voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal. Following this sailing, she undertook her maiden transatlantic voyage from Lisbon to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. On 21 January 2010, Silver Spirit embarked on her inaugural voyage, a 91 day voyage around America ... More istanbul-backpacker.blogspot.com
the junk man and his warehouse
Made by delikizinyeri
All over Turkey the hurdacılar (junk men) roll their carts through the streets shouting their passing. They collect mostly scrap metal - your old tea pot, filing cabinets, wire, etc. They pay a pittance to you for your castoffs and they then sell it on to others. This is a hurdacı in the Karaköy area of Istanbul unloading at his warehouse, a derelict and roofless building. Below are examples of two other hurdacı pushcarts. View on fluidr
Kitten dispenser (2)
Made by Begemot
The kitten is waiting for you to insert a coin and rescue it from the dispenser. (This was not posed. There really was a kitten inside this vending machine. At first it seemed like someone had put it there as a not very funny joke, but then we saw the mother cat entering the machine through the bottom, where the toys would normally be dispensed. Overall a warm and dry place, and safe as long as no-one actually put a coin in and tried to use the drop claw on the kitten.)
Istanbul (Turkey) - Tünel
Made by jaime.silva
The Tünel is a short underground railway line. It is an underground funicular with two stations, connecting the quarters of Karaköy and Beyoğlu. The underground railway tunnel goes uphill from close to sea level and is about 555 meters long. Inaugurated on January 17, 1875, the Tünel is the second-oldest subterranean urban rail line in the world after the London Underground (1863), but the first subterranean urban rail line in continental Europe. (from wikipedia)
Greetings from Istanbul harbour and sailing ships..!. Have a happy Sunday.
Made by *Saariy*
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Blue Mosque ...
Made by Emil9497 Photography & Art
The blue Mosque of Constantinople, as seen by a window of Agiasofia's loft ... A proof that small 7.0 MP compacts can take wonderful sharp images ... Pentax Optio T20, ISO 80, f 4,3, Focal Length 6,19 mm, shutter speed 0,0015 s, HDR made by only one original shot accurately conveying scene's exact lighting conditions to the viewer, flash didn't go off ...
Made by Happy Jumper ()
alabalık, bir metafor denizler ve balıklar içinde Kutsal Kitaplara göre ilk yaratılanlar içinde akıntıya karşı yüzen tek balık tekini koruyan tekinsiz ölüme doğru ve ölüme karşı çağlayan çıkan, dikine yüzen bir balıkmış yalnızlık (...) Alabalık ile Siyambalığı, Yaz Geçer, Murathan Mungan
Kılıç Ali Paşa Camii
Made by Yavuz Alper
Tophane, Beyoğlu - İstanbul Ayasofya camiinin kucuk bir modeli gibidir adeta... Kiliç Ali Pasa was the grand admiral of the Ottoman Navy between 1571 and 1587. This religious complex in Istanbul is located across the Ottoman canon foundry (Tophane) near Karaköy, and was built by Ottoman court architect Sinan in 1581.
Turkish Flag Style Baklava
Made by Yavuz Alper
Baklava, traditional Ottoman Turkish sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baklava Türk bayrağı motifli baklava Bir Nadir Güllü eseri Karaköy Güllüoğlu, İstanbul
