Dear friends Tülin and Ali - in Nişantaşı - Istanbul's Upper West Side - sort of
Had lunch with sweet, wonderful old friends, siblings, Tülin and Ali. I hadn’t seen them in over 25 years, and it’s as though no time had passed. We spent about three and a half hours at a restaurant in Nişantaşı, one of the upscale neighborhoods of Istanbul. Here are some photos from the neighborhood, in keeping with my apparently obsessive drive to document contrasts in Turkish women. The women in this neighborhood are incredibly stylish and sophisticated.
Banking
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In a rush
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Mother Courage
Dinner with family on my last night. Beloved aunt Nuran, cousin Ömer and his girfriend Aylin.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I woke early this morning, ready to finish packing and so on. I sat on the balcony, taking in that beautiful view of the Bosphorus one last time. Whenever I come to this hotel, I pay a little bit extra to have a room “with a view.” I watched the sunrise and listened to an incredible concert of birds.
My friend Zeynep commented on Facebook: I was also angry at Istanbul at one point, but then I fell in love with her again.
I just have to visit more often.
I woke early this morning, ready to finish packing and so on. I sat on the balcony, taking in that beautiful view of the Bosphorus one last time. Whenever I come to this hotel, I pay a little bit extra to have a room “with a view.” I watched the sunrise and listened to an incredible concert of birds.
My friend Zeynep commented on Facebook: I was also angry at Istanbul at one point, but then I fell in love with her again.
I just have to visit more often.
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