Suleymaniye Camii

Suleymaniye Camii, Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, pentax kx

Suleymaniye Camii

Suleymaniye Camiii, Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, pentax kx

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque, Suleymaniye Camii, Istanbul, pentax kx

Legends of urban

streets of Suleymaniye , Süleymaniye sokakları, Suleymaniye-Istanbul, pentax k10d

She and her mother were selling some gifts at Suleymaniye Mosque’s door.

 

a gilded mote on blue velvet

old streets of Suleymaniye , Istanbul, pentax k10d

On Living III

This earth will grow cold,
a star among stars
and one of the smallest,
a gilded mote on blue velvet-
I mean this, our great earth.
This earth will grow cold one day,
not like a block of ice
or a dead cloud even
but like an empty walnut it will roll along
in pitch-black space …
You must grieve for this right now
-you have to feel this sorrow now-
for the world must be loved this much
if you’re going to say “I lived” …

Nazım HİKMET

 

I’ve seen love go by my door, It’s never been this close before

Suleymaniye, Istanbul , pentax k10d

You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
I’ve seen love go by my door
It’s never been this close before
Never been so easy or so slow
Been shooting in the dark too long
When somethin’s not right it’s wrong
Yer gonna make me lonesome when you go

Dragon clouds so high above
I’ve only known careless love
It’s always hit me from below
This time around it’s more correct
Right on target, so direct
Yer gonna make me lonesome when you go

It is like listening to the most beautiful song

streets of Süleymaniye, Istanbul, pentax k10d

Thinking of  You

Thinking of you is pretty, hopeful,
It is like listening to the most beautiful song
From the most beautiful voice on earth…
But hope is not enough for me any more,
I don’t want to listen to songs any more,
I want to sing.

Nazım HİKMET

You are on the carousel of the festival inside me

streets of Suleymaniye, Istanbul, pentax k10d

 
I Think of You

I think of you
and I feel the scent of my mother
my mother, the beautiful of all.

You are on the carousel of the festival inside me
you hover around, your skirt and your hair flying
Mere seconds between finding your beautiful face and losing it.

What is the reason,
Why do I remember you like a wound on my heart
what is the reason that I hear your voice when you are so far
and I can’t help getting up with excitement ?

Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place “Molla Gürani Camii “

Molla Gürani Camii, Vefa, Istanbul, pentax k10d

Molla Gürani is a old mosque converted from church.  I’ve included  some 2010 photos .

Şeyh Ebulvefa Camii, İstanbul

Şeyh Ebulvefa Camii, İstanbul, pentax k10d