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| Young couple sitting on the asian shore of Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Behind every ferryboat there are dozens of gulls being feed with turkish simit and biscuits, Bosphorus, Turkey 2012 |
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| This is how the ceiling of a Bosphorus ferry - so called vapur - looks like, Bosphorus, Turkey 2012 |
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| People were supposed to take a picture in front of the frame and send it via mail somewhere, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Smallest economic unit - the human being - weighing is one turkish lira, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Everywhere around Galata Bridge you see men chatting and fishing, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Agreements prohibit Turkey any intervention on the traffic going up and down the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| A ferryride is probably the calmest and most relaxed thing to do in Istanbul, Bosphorus, Turkey 2012 |
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| A visit at the berber became weekly routine for us, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Whoever is waiting to get his hair cut, sits down and drinks some turkish tea, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Usta Hussein always keeps switching between talking, cutting, smoking and drinking tea, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| You should bring some time with you since there is no hurry or rush, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Air ballons are the perfect training object for gillette shaves, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Referring to our language school director he looks like John Timberlake - John?, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Light bulbs highlight some fish at Karaköy fishmarket, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| I think it is grilled Palamut what they serve in balık ekmek - delicious bread with fish, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Right next to the fishmarket people are waiting for the next ferry to Istanbul's asian side, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| To water their fish they pump up water from the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Most public toilets in Turkey are just a hole in the ground with some water to clean yourself, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| These huge courts beside some mosques are such nice places of tranquility, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Blue mosque seems so comfy because of the thick and smooth carpets, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| First church than mosque and now museum - Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| I got told Ayasofya resisted heavy earthquakes because of its specific flexible plaster, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Random backroad in conservative Fatih district which is completly deserted by night, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| There is an equation to determine where halfmoon and star have to be placed on a turkish flag, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Tophane is a well known for waterpipes - so called nargile - this is where they light the coal , Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| This photo is a leftover of my last post - twisted legs, Cappadocia, Turkey 2012 |
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| Such is this a leftover from an older post - there is still this mess on our rooftop, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| At touristy places they often try to sell genuine fake stuff - what now?, Ephesus, Turkey 2012 |
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| Ancient Efes is great to see how a 250,000 inhabitant town might have looked like back in 100 BC, Ephesus, Turkey 2012 |
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| Coffin from back in the days, Ephesus, Turkey 2012 (Photo by Lara) |
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| Ayran and sunflower seeds for the ride to İzmir, Marmara Region, Turkey 2012 |
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| Having a bit of a break and exercise besides from being on the car, Balıkesir, Turkey 2012 |
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| Uncommon animal species of the manda-phant, Balıkesir, Turkey 2012 |
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| My view for a week and half when I was staying with wonderful Yorulmaz family, Beylikdüzü, Turkey 2012 |
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| For collected bottle caps water companies donate money to disabled people, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Stairsets in a former greek school which is now hosting art exhibitions, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 |
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| Lots of building in Istanbul have beautiful roof terraces, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 (Photo by Hendrik) |