Collection of photos from my past three visits to Istanbul this year:
Sultanahmet Camii
Listening to the Khutbah
The masses
Praying Sunnah
Mimbar
Ayasofya
Keeping warm
View of Sultanahmet Camii from the Ayasofya
2nd floor of Ayasofya, Byzantine mural
Dervish
Entering the Harem
Fish Market
How many kitties do you see?
Relaxing
Arasta Bazaar
Outside of the Küçük Ayasofya Camii
Küçük Ayasofya
Greek writing in the Küçük Ayasofya, which was a church before being converted to a mosque.
Fleur-de-lis
Malcolm X
Süleymaniye Camii
translation: “homies” or “dudes” Genghis, Ogün, Emir, Emre, Eren, and Mehmet
Also homies or dudes
Basilica Cistern
Medusa
In the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Thutmosis’ Obelisk and Sultanahmet Camii
05/17/2012 | Categories: Posts | Tags: Arasta Bazaar, Ayasofya, Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Küçük Ayasofya, Küçük Ayasofya Camii, Little Hagia Sofia, Little Hagia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Sultanahmet Camii, Travel, Turkey | 2 Comments