seagull of saturday

istanbul, pentax kx

Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia

istanbul, sultanahmet, pentax k10d

coffee time

istanbul, sultanahmet, pentax k10d

life on the cobblestones

street artist, istanbul, pentax k10d

I dont want nuclear power “25th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster”

anti-nuclear demonstration, Istanbul-Kadikoy, pentax kx

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere, which spread over much of Western Russia and Europe. It is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, and is one of only two classified as a level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale (the other being the Fukushima I nuclear incident, which is considered far less serious and has caused no direct deaths). The battle to contain the contamination and avert a greater catastrophe ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles, crippling the Soviet economy.

The disaster began during a systems test on 26 April 1986 at reactor number four of the Chernobyl plant, which is near the town of Pripyat. There was a sudden power output surge, and when an emergency shutdown was attempted, a more extreme spike in power output occurred, which led to a reactor vessel rupture and a series of explosions. These events exposed the graphite moderator of the reactor to air, causing it to ignite. The resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive smoke fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area, including Pripyat. The plume drifted over large parts of the western Soviet Union and Europe. From 1986 to 2000, 350,400 people were evacuated and resettled from the most severely contaminated areas of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. According to official post-Soviet data, about 60% of the fallout landed in Belarus.

anti-nuclear demonstration, Istanbul-Kadikoy, pentax kx

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Is Nuclear energy a menace? or the future?

Anti nuclear demonstration, Kadikoy-Istanbul, pentax k10d

I was in anti nuclear  protest in Kadikoy-Istanbul,  24.april.2011

Anti nuclear demonstration, Kadikoy-Istanbul, pentax k10d

I hope you’re ready “tulip festival 2011”

Istanbul tulip festival 2011, İstanbul lale festivali 2011, Gülhane parki, pentax kx

Are you ready for the judgment?
Are you ready for that terrible swift sword?
Are you ready for Armageddon?
Are you ready for the day of the Lord?

Are you ready, I hope you’re ready

Bob DYLAN, “Are You Ready?”

I’ve got to talk to someone quick ! “tulip festival 2011”

Istanbul tulip festival, İstanbul lale festivali 2011, Gülhane Parkı, pentax kx

Sometimes I’m thinkin’ I’m
Too high to fall
Other times I’m thinkin’ I’m
So low I don’t know
If I can come up at all

Bob DYLAN, “Black Crow Blues”

Better tell your home-life sweet goodbye “tulip festival 2011”

İstanbul lale festivali 2011, Istanbul tulip festival 2011, Gullhane parki, Eminönü, pentax k10d

You’re gonna walk that endless highway,
Walk that high-way till you die.
All you children goin’ my way,
Better tell your home-life sweet goodbye.

Bob DYLAN, “Endless Highway”

Someone’s life has been spared “Istanbul tulip festival 2011”

Istanbul tulip festival 2011, Istanbul lale festivali 2011, Istanbul, pentax k10d

It’s late in the season
Never knew, never cared
Whatever the reason
Someone’s life has been spared

Beyond the horizon the sky is so blue
I’ve got more than a lifetime to live lovin’ you

Bob DYLAN “Beyond the horizon”