street portraits serie

street portraits

red bean (zeytinyağlı barbunya fasulye)

red bean with olive oil, zeytinyağlı barbunya fasulye

the smallest Byzantine church of Constantinople (Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque)

Hirami Ahmet Paşa Camii, Fatih, İstanbul, Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque, Pentax K10d

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hirami Ahmet Pasa Mescidi) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The small church, one among the 36 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist in Constantinople, was part of a monastery bearing the same name.  Its full name was Saint John the Forerunner by-the-Dome (Hagios Ioannis ho Prodromos en to Trullo). It is the smallest Byzantine church of Constantinople still extant and has never been studied.

The building lies in Istanbul, in the district of Fatih, in the neighborhood of Çarsamba, one of the most (Islamic) conservative areas of the walled city. It is located in Koltutçu Sokak, along a small square, surrounded by new buildings, less than 400 m to the south of the complex of the Pammakaristos.

Hirami Ahmet Paşa Camii

Hirami Ahmet Paşa Camii, Fatih, İstanbul, Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque, Pentax K10d

boys from Balat

boys portrait, balat, istanbul, pentax k10d

Little girls

child portrait, balat, istanbul, pentax k10d

Aksaray, Horhor çeşmesi

Horhor fountain, Aksaray, İstanbul, Horhor çeşmesi

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Horhor Fountain
Founder : Unknown.
Date :1293 AH / 1876
Location : An apartment building on Horhor Caddesi in Aksaray
Type : Pair of single face wall fountains

Horhor street

The district in Fatih, got its name from Horhor fountain. According to hearsay, when Mohamed the Conqueror was wandering herein, he heard of water sounds and told the bystanders “Built a fountain here; look, I heard of water sound, it runs splashing (which is described as “hor hor”). Then a fountain was built herein, and as a result, both the fountain and district began to be called as Horhor.

time to talk about route

visitors of Sultanahmet , Sultanahmet meydanında turistler, pentax k10d, istanbul

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

Column of Constantine Porphyrogenetus (Örmedikilitaş)

Column of Constantine Porphyrogenetus (Örmedikilitaş), Sultanahmet square, Sultanahmet meydanı, İstanbul

open market on mosque’s garden

book seller on mosque's garden

old houses, walls and ruins :(

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

waiting for praya time

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

streets of Sultanahmet

old houses, old fountains …

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

exiting from The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos (Küçük Ayasofya Camii)

there is a small cafe on garden of mosque. I ‘ll share some photos from there.

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos (Küçük Ayasofya Camii)

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos (Küçük Ayasofya Camii)

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

Küçük Ayasofya Camii

Pentax K10D, at Istanbul

Küçük Ayasofya Camii

Küçük Ayasofya Camii (The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos)

Küçük Ayasofya Camii (The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos)

The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos and visitors

Küçük Ayasofya Camii (The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos)

Küçük Ayasofya Camii

Küçük Ayasofya Camii (The Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos), Little Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultanahmet, İstanbul, Pentax K10d