01The modern Besiktas Fish Market by GAD Architects
02Turkish fusion cuisine at Çiya, a restaurant in Kadıköy on the Asian side of the Bosphorus
03A view of the Galata Tower from a private residence in Istanbul’s Galata neighbourhood
04Çay on the Bosphorus ferry
05Bathers on Heybeliada in the Princes’ Islands
06Passenger on the Kadiköy ferry
07More passengers on the Kadıköy ferry crossing the Bosphorus
08Horses on Heybeliada
09Leb-i Derya, a bar in Istanbul’s Tünel neighbourhood
10Ozlem Avcioglu, editor of TravelModus.com, in her office
11Cliffs overlook a beach on Heybeliada
12Steps for bathers on the same island
13Semit sellers along the waterfront
14Melis Alphan, a columnist for Istanbul’s Hürriyet newspaper
15The interior of Leb-i Derya in Tünel
16Residence in Istanbul’s Galata neighbourhood
17Balikçi Sabahattin fish restaurant in Sultanahmet, Istanbul
18Lalezar Café, in Istanbul’s Maltepe district
19View of the Bosphorus from Taksim Square
20A ferry on its way to the Princes’ Islands from Istanbul
21Pinar Birim, a designer at FROG Studios Advertising Agency
22Evening on the Kadiköy ferry
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Issue 63
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