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Annedolu Anatolia

Surprise surprise, Turkey is the land mass otherwise known as "Full of Moms".  Though perhaps in the next Constitution, they can make a Teyzedolu, "Full of Aunts", province.

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Turkish Convergence: Bamya Obama

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Turkish Convergences

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Cem Karaca Print on Canvas

A blue screenprint, fixed onto a nice thick square of oatmeal canvas, of Turkish Anatolian rocker Cem Karaca.  One of the last remaining from my mass screenprinting from a while back.

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How to Carry Things In Turkish

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Did You Know: Everything Is Turkish

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Convergences in Turkish: Karabalik Kalabalik

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How to Turk

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Tshirts in Turkey that I actually saw & still don’t understand

I do not understand any of these t-shirts. Obviously there is some cryptic factory with an English language dictionary and vaguely threatening mission, that has persuaded lots of ...

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Turkish Pickup Lines, an inventory, summer 2011

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The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul Sketchbook

Maybe I will add color someday.

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Drawn Shirt, Istanbul, Aya Sofiya at Ramadan

A weekend project, on old tshirt, done while on the grass during Ramadan afternoon between Sultanahmet and Aya Sofiya....

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The Way of the Teyze

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Watermelon Slippers

My favorite tourist find in Istanbul so far, tragically priced out of my range at YTL 125.

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Istanbul Forecast

In the wake of too much Orhan Pamuk.

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Summer Fashion Istanbul, part 2

without lines, with line...

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Iftar Plates

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Catstanbul

Thanks to Hena for inspiration!

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Istanbul on the Head

In the grand tradition of strangely calm men with heads full of simit, sandwiches, and various other foodstuffs in quantities that could feed a Turkish wedding party... And I have ...

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Simitci, in Fatih

From my Fatih map, taken out of the street scene, and  given his own clear attention.....

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Great Ideas for Istanbul, a selection

innovations and inventions -- thanks to Hena, for her notes to me on what it would take for her to be able to live in Istanbul...

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Portrait of a Turk: Man in Pierloti

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A great idea, for Turkey: Watermelon innovation

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Portrait of A Turk: Girl in Besiktas

She looks very turn of the 20th century to me, but found in 2011 Besiktas Bazaar cafe.

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How to Not Speak Turkish: Adam Gibi Adam

Or, more literally, A Man Is Acting Like a Real Man.  This phrase seemingly could be used in any conversation at any point and would be applicable -- if not ...

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Istanbul Drawn Map, of Fatih

A very bountiful map of the neighborhood of Fatih in Istanbul. Click the image for larger size, more detail, if not all.

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Portrait of a Turk

more to come, but here is one, now that I have been trained in the  sport of Turk Watching, the favorite past time of Turks, or second only to Foreigner Watching.

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40 Degrees in Istanbul

Or more?  I really did see this, in Besiktas, at 4:30 pm when it was probably even higher than 40 degrees.  The car was parked in the shade, but still. Hello, summer! Merhaba, Temmuz.

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The Turkish Eyebrow Championship

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Istanbul: Shooting the Bosphorus

can someone explain this to me?  i really do not understand, who put the balloons there and why must they be shot? perhaps i should have paid the coin or two and found ...

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