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Çın Çın
Beyoğlu’nda kırmızı bir tramvayın içindeyim,
Camdan akan kalabalığı seyrediyorum.
Çın çın sesi sanki uzaktan gelen bir hatıra gibi,
Adımlar, sesler, yüzler birbirine karışıyor.
Dışarıda herkes bir yere yetişiyor,
İçeride zaman yavaşlamış, hatta durmuş gibi.
Koltuklarda oturanlar kendi düşüncelerine gömülü,
Kimse bu kırmızı yolculuğun farkında değil.
Tramvay ilerledikçe İstiklal geride kalmıyor aslında,
Sanki İstiklal yerinde duruyor da biz içinden geçiyoruz.
Bir anlığına her şey aynı çizgiye diziliyor:
Koşuşturma, kalabalık ve unutulmuş bir huzur.
Ve ben düşünüyorum,
Bu çın çın ses olmasa
İstanbul’un kalbi nasıl atardı?
Tramvay sesleniyor,
ama duyan yok.
Herkes kendi derdine eğilmiş,
kimse başını kaldırmıyor.
Hürriyetin içinden geçiliyor,
ama fark eden yok.
Ş.G.
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Looking up at the top of Taksim Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Taken with a Canon 5D4 and a 50mm lens. The focus being on the tri-coloured flags with the Mosque behind.
Nostalgic Taksim Tram, Beyoglu (Pera) Istanbul, Turkey, October 2020
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
For those who have been in Istanbul before, this tram is definitely an eye-catcher. It runs on the Istiklal between Tunel and Taksim square in the Beyoglu district also known by its Greek name Pera.
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Istanbul is a world class city and one of my favorite cities on the planet. A trip here is well worth it. Half of the city is in Europe and half in Asia separated by the beautiful blue Bosphorus Strait. It's easy to get around with the metro, public boats, and is extremely safe to walk around, even at night. I love this city!
Taksim Mosque is a mosque complex in Taksim Square, Istanbul. It was designed by two Turkish architects in the Art Deco style, and can hold up to 3,000 worshippers at the same time. Construction began on 2017, and lasted for four years,2021.
Someone doubled down on the flag craze at the Republic and Democracy Rally in Taksim Square, July 24th, 2016. Moments after the photo, the top flag flew off the pole. I don't know what the abandoned building is, but the damage isn't from the coup attempt AFAIR.
The Republic Monument (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Anıtı) is a notable monument located at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923.
Designed by Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica and built in two and a half years with financial support from the population, it was unveiled by Dr. Hakkı Şinasi Pasha on August 8, 1928.
The 11 m (36 ft) high monument portrays the founders of the Turkish Republic, with prominent depictions of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, İsmet İnönü and Fevzi Çakmak. The monument has two sides: the side facing north depicts Atatürk in military uniform during the Turkish War of Independence, while the side facing south (towards İstiklal Avenue) has Atatürk and his comrades dressed in modern Western clothing; the former symbolizing his role as military commander-in-chief, and the latter symbolizing his role as statesman.
Semyon Ivanovich Aralov, Ambassador of the Russian SFSR in Ankara during the Turkish War of Independence, is among the group of people behind Atatürk (his figure wears a cap and stands behind İsmet İnönü, on the southern facade of the monument). His presence in the monument, ordered by Atatürk, points out to the financial and military aid sent by Vladimir Lenin in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922).
Cumhuriyet Anıtı is an important site, where official ceremonies on national holidays are being held.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Istanbul, the former capital of the Ottoman Empire, once had a large tramway network on both the Asian and the European sides. It first started as a horse tram in 1860, and was gradually converted to an electric tram system starting in 1912.
Amazing Istanbul
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In Explore #209, 29.01.2024
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Looking up at the large Mosque in Taksim Square, Istanbul. Taken at last light with the Canon 5D4 and the wide angle 16 - 35mm for some nice sun flare.