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| Buy a painting - get a free cat in Istanbul! =) |
Many fuzzy
felines - whether tabbies, black, grey, white or patchwork - call the streets
of Istanbul home.
It's hard
not to miss these, either skittish or friendly, cats because they are
EVERYWHERE in this huge city!
When my U.S.
friends visited here recently, I took my camera out about so I could shoot some
good photos. One day we wandered about in the Çukurcuma neighborhood, located in the back
streets of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. This area is
home to more than 100 antique shops, several art galleries and stores as well
as many photogenic street cats. (More about the antiques in a future post.)
I took about 150
photos in just one afternoon while we roamed around in Çukurcuma. This area is a photographer's dream - if you love
old buildings and fascinating architectural elements like I do! Currently, I'm
in the process of editing and going through these photos.
For
now, here's a few photos of my favorite street cats of Çukurcuma:
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| Cats of Çukurcuma - The watch "dog" of the neighborhood. |
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| Cats of Çukurcuma - Curled up for a nap |
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| Cats of Çukurcuma - Wooden wagon wheel for sale. Cat is not. |
See a
previous NY
Times article about Çukurcuma.
7 comments:
awwww....turkish kitties! teddy would love them!
Would Teddy eat them? Or just chase them? ;-)
Great photos Joy. We loved wandering around Çukurcuma in October, despite the horrendous weather. Looking forward to your future posts on the area.
Gorgeous! I love the cats of Istanbul.
@Julia, yes Çukurcuma is another special neighborhood in Istanbul. We were in the area again just this afternoon.
@Deniz, how can you resist the cats of Istanbul? I often take photos and try to pet them. =)
A great series of shots! All good, then, but if forced to choose, I'd go for the last for atmoshphere. (But the first is cutest!)
All the best from Chile...
@Andrew, welcome to my slice of Turkey! Thanks for stopping by.
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