A metropoli melting pot of different cultures

My Scholarship entry - b-ISTANBUL: the bridge between two worlds

TURKEY | Thursday, 20 November 2014 | Views [390] | View Larger Image

A woman feeding pigeons in front of Yenì Cami. This is one of the most true and consistent vision of Istanbul: the pigeons and hence the pigeon feeders. This is a daily activity for anyone: kids, tourists and locals, and it is a sort of ritual which represents the ability to enjoy the small things that nature has to offer.

The Eminonu Pier is located along the southern end of the Galata Bridge and consists of multiple docks for ferries cruising along or crossing the Bosphorus. Since the city is built on different pieces of lands separated by the sea, ferries are the most efficient public transport used by anyone. While this place is usually overcrowded, at the sunrise, it can be an incredibly peaceful place. Eminonu covers roughly the area on which the ancient Byzantium was built, and it is still the core part of the city.

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A typical Turkish cafe. Here you can find only men, drinking tee (cay), smoking, chatting, playing cards and relaxing. Women are not welcome! This reflexs an historical division between the two genders in a society who assigned different roles to men and wemen

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A metropoli melting pot of different cultures

My Scholarship entry - b-ISTANBUL: the bridge between two worlds

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