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Istanbul:1999 Earthquake Life torn apart in 37 seconds

Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 20:08 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 3,391 views this year times | 12 Comments
Istanbul:1999 Earthquake Life torn apart in 37 seconds

Istanbul:1999 Earthquake Life torn apart in 37 seconds This brief story is about someone very close to me; my wife who went through the traumatic experience of the earthquake in 1999.Yet whilst she survived it has not been far from her... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: Walking no man’s land with no name

Written on 7 Feb, 2010 at 18:17 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 17,675 views this year times | 16 Comments
Istanbul: Walking no man’s land with no name

There is absolutely no doubt I am stuck and torn between my past and present ,if you could cut me in half one half would be in Kent, England and the other here in Istanbul, ... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: Gallery: A day in the Snow

Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 13:49 in Istanbul Photography, Istanbul Snow Gallery | viewed 74,893 views this year times | 46 Comments
Istanbul: Gallery: A day in the Snow

  CLICK ON IMAGE TO START SLIDESHOW All week long the state meteorology service  gave out warnings of severe weather to hit Istanbul, each day I logged on to their service watching like an eagle for any changes. No changes just the warnings... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: Inside the Dream

Written on 7 Jan, 2010 at 18:06 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 12,513 views this year times | 5 Comments
Istanbul: Inside the Dream

Istanbul: Inside the Dream There are two sides to every city in the world, Istanbul is no different and here we are not talking about two continents .That familiar quoted phrase that streams across the popular #Istanbul Twitter timeline on the... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: A night at the ?nönü

Written on 9 Dec, 2009 at 15:03 in Besiktas BJK Blogs, Istanbul Blogs | viewed 1 views this year times | 9 Comments
Istanbul: A night at the ?nönü

Istanbul: A night at the ?nönü Saturday December 5 2009 sitting in a taxi en-route to Be?ikta? from ?i?li, the usual familiar view of traffic mayhem outside the driver confused at why so many cars the cost of fuel rises the... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: Aydin a real person

Written on 27 Nov, 2009 at 18:52 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul TV | viewed 1 views this year times | 0 Comments
Istanbul: Aydin a real person

Istanbul: Aydin a real person Television programmes or television in general often produces characters far from touch or reality, often a personality portrayed on screen is not found in the real world. For anyone who has read anything I’ve wrote about... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul:There is something about Besiktas

Written on 27 Nov, 2009 at 14:35 in Besiktas BJK Blogs, Istanbul Blogs | viewed 1 views this year times | 2 Comments

  There’s something about Besiktas Something I am trying to understand since moving here to Istanbul is the passion I have for the Besiktas football team. Ever since going to watch them back in September at the ?nönü Stadium week in week... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: She wanted a Christmas

Written on 20 Nov, 2009 at 14:47 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 4 Comments
Istanbul: She wanted a Christmas

  Istanbul: She wanted a Christmas On a cold damp misty December morning I awake with anticipation of the day ahead, the date is Sunday 21st December 2008 the day I had been waiting for since early November. My wife then who... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: It’s 2am

Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 18:18 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 4 Comments

  Istanbul: It’s 2am   Istanbul Saturday 31st October 2009 a howling sound whistles outside, the temperature has dropped below 10 Celsius the rain hammers against the balcony roof. The rain and wind continued from dawn to dusk, our plants disappeared of the... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: When the Flags come out

Written on 30 Oct, 2009 at 19:03 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 0 Comments

  Istanbul: When the Flags come out   It is the date of 29th October 2009 and something special happens in a patriotic way unlike I have ever since my youth back in the UK celebrating the jubilee which is a long distant... ( Continue reading )

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