Turkey Travel: Marzipan

February 7th, 2010

Sevim Işgűder

If you’re familiar with the Bebek district of Istanbul you will, no doubt, have sampled the wonderful Badem Esmesi, (Marzipan Sweets), made by Sevim Işgűder.

Her family have been making the marzipan to their own receipe since 1904.

Look carefully at her hands. Although they have been working hard, for over sixty years, are they not the delicate hands of a princess?

You may not admire the habit of smoking. Today it is unfashionable, but observe closely how she holds her cigarette. It is the acme of sophistication, timeless, and from an age of greater grace than today.

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Abbas in Asia

February 6th, 2010

Yes it’s another portrait of Abbas Ozferendeci,  but who is the mysterious figure in the background?

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Turkey Travel: Europe And Asia (Part 2)

February 5th, 2010

There are two bridges connecting Europe to Asia and both are located in Istanbul. This is the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, sometimes called the 2nd (Bosphorus) Bridge.

This traffic jam on it occurs every day as commuters head for home after a taxing day in commerce. As a result people refer to the phenomenon, which is just one part of their lifestyle, as ‘normal’.

I wonder how history will come to judge this way of living?

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, at five p.m.

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Turkey Travel: Europe And Asia

February 4th, 2010

Snow Over Beykoz, Yet The European Side Is Clear!

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