Istanbul: Capital of humanity – NEW ASIA
…but Istanbul laughs at him with his surprising poses.
When Istanbul is mentioned, azan comes to mind.
Melts in the blue waters; the ferries sound gray.
While the seagulls are passing by!
When Istanbul is mentioned, a deep, long, blue dream, a cool dream comes to mind.
And one day, all of a sudden, Galata Tower marries Maiden’s Tower!
I’m the wedding witness.
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Istanbul means green… It means sycamore… It means Defne… It means Judas tree… It means Istanbul… West of the east; means east of the west… It means the place where Asia will stand out where Europe is visible… [Bilmem; cennetin kapısı buradan mı açılacak!]
If the world is going to reach peace and tranquility one day, that greeting will begin… It means Kubbealtı and this will be the name of “Mosque”, we will plan it, here it means “that day”…
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You will not spend a day with skyscrapers. If it were for bridges and highways, forests, lakes, the routes of the birds would not be dusty… We could still continue on the “road” without frightening the birds… [o (bu) iş ayrı bir kültür, merak, hassasiyet, bakış, tahşidat/birikim, yığınak, teçhizat/donanım istiyor. Bu işlerin başında da Yahya Kemal gibi İstanbul sevdalısı kimlikler gerek…]
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If I come on a date next time, it is not there, a plane tree has flown! I can’t explain what’s going on there.
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She’s dying to spend a little more time on my school visits than picking a few flowers. What kind of patriotism is this that can be exchanged for concrete, money, “innovation” so easily!
Istanbul has no concrete, no bridges, no buildings; Istanbul has “Istanbul”, that is, not to be touched… [Yok ki başka İstanbul!]
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Istanbul is already a center of attraction; No profit joining the new pickaxe charms! Anatolian breaths/population is waiting. Istanbul was full, full; to carry. Let’s leave the side of Istanbul; both sides of it…
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They sing their enchanted poems morning and evening. Those who have not heard of Istanbul have no business. Let’s not pose for the legend. Let the seagulls revel. Our five hundred years of education in the shadow of the sycamore trees of sleep.
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An example of Istanbul… The sun is setting. The horizon is painted red. The day is dying. [Kocaman ömrünü bir gün say da tefekküre dal biraz. Ara ver telâşelere, geldi gittilere!] There is a calmness in the Bosphorus. The silence of death/life… And now on the horizon a redness like the residue of a whole day… Skyscrapers; Pharaoh’s shortcomings like the pyramids…
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Another example of a photograph… In a calm mood like a child. Sulaymaniyah, Yavuz Selim is clad in golden lights. [Sabah namazını o iki tarihten birinde kılabilmeyi arzuladım bir ân. Bir ân uzun bir tarih oldum.] Also, the adhans entered my arm during this course. The city was content.
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Attila İlhan Are you dressed in the autumns and rains of Istanbul? From time to time, I dress as I dress, and it sneaks up on me like a love affair.
He also gets cold. Rain on the windows, fish in the nets… Is Istanbul like love or love like Istanbul; I can’t separate!
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These concretings are so that Istanbul will be breathless. It’s not an unbearable beauty. He is envied. And… it did! They haunted the millennial silhouette. History, nature, aesthetics, whatever… construction… construction line… There will and will be chests in construction, and I have even more fear. [Burada Sultan Fatih’in sert bakışlarını mirasyedi ahfadı/varisi olarak üzerimde hissettim.] Ah, even Fikret says: “Maybe he lived in his valley, you passed away.
This city that was left to die… It’s impossible to look at this beauty… Well… Heey… Actors haunt Istanbul?
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Istanbul… Especially when you see the road… You’re in a sweat… The light is light… Romans… No bridge… No Marmaray… No tunnel… [Deniz yoluna bu küslük niye?]
Let’s go without stopping, without blocking the roads! path; if it means civilization… you’re stuck. And you plant mindless shopping on the roads… the road? Whoever sees the road/unness to this city, this city will not meet him, he will not be able to speak as a savior from its anger. [İşte buraya yazdım onu da!]
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