Little time to write, as I am spending full days with Syrians, but here is my brief photographic essay on Istanbul this week:
However I am not spending my evenings at Taksim. This is Giritli, an expensive and very good restaurant:
A glance at the Galata Tower is free:
Postscript: Ironically, only the police are enjoying Gezi park these days:
Ordinary Turks bear silent witness in front of the Marmara hotel:
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