saturday: barbecue, and the feeling of turquoise ☁

posing with my new dress; which was sewed by Türker's mom

in my parent's apartment where I grew up

hello!

my christmas gift for my friend; Melis

my new book; "Istanbul, memories and the city" by Orhan Pamuk

my detail picture captured by Türker

ready to swim, after a sunbath

lighting show in the sky

start to prepare for the dinner

mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, thyme, olive oil

a little bit of raining

Melis is ready! <3

yummy mezzes, with some raki (a Turkish alcohol drink)

start to fire

delicious mezzes

my man <3

delicious salads made by Melis

a typical Turkish mezze table

Our last saturday with some pics. Summer is not easy in Istanbul; there are many tourists, hot weather so on;
but we turn it into a positive thing since we visit the places we haven't visited for a while, and meet our friends
for barbecue, drinking nights and camping...

If you come to Istanbul one day; don't forget to drink raki with some delicious Turkish mezzes ;)

-- Last year; same place, with the same friends: here

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Peaceful moments

We run with the flow, we are often in a rush, so it's not easy to exist in a moment peacefully and take a real

breath for a while. When we have our "present" time, we just waste it by taking pictures, sharing in instagram, and therefore we can't live within the moment as it's worth...

Last week, I visited one of the most peaceful places in Istanbul, I was kind of surprised when I saw how its residents were relaxed, happy and knew each other on the street. I really wanna live in this kind of area one day.

I tried to not ruining my moments, so I just only gave a specific time for taking pictures then I put it in my bag again :) Flowers were blooming on the trees such as a good news about coming season! I saw many little

details on historical buildings, tried to know the streets (and its names) by heart. It was such a beautiful day.

P.S: The building with green painted entrance was built in 1923 by Architecte C.P.S Imotas.

Outfit: Skirt & Cardigan: Zara, Blouse: Vintage, Shoes: Vans

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Hayatımız hep koşuşturma içinde geçerken, anlarımızı gerçekten yaşamak ve nefes alarak ona gerekli olan 

değeri vermek kolay olmuyor. Çoğu zaman anlarımızı "donduralım" derken o anın tadını kaçırabiliyoruz. 

Son zamanlarda olabildiğince bundan kaçınmaya çalışıyorum, anı yaşamak adına.

Geçtiğimiz hafta, Kuzguncuk'a gittik, uzun zamandır bu kadar huzurlu insanları, sokakları ve mekanları bir arada görmemiştim. Orada öylece kalmak, anı fotoğraflarda değil bu defa beynimde dondurmak istedim.

İleride böyle bir yerde yaşamayı düşledim; herkesin sokakta bir birine selam verdiği küçük, sıcacık bir yer... 

--Mekan fotoğrafı: Betty Blue, Vintage Dükkan: Evvel Zaman İçinde,

Yeşil Kapılı Bina: Architecte C.P.S Imotas (yılı 1923)

01.05.2013 / Kuzguncuk - Istanbul.

Fethiye: A peaceful break

In october, even though the weather was not so good in Istanbul, we decided to go to Fethiye, near
Mediterranean sea. It was so peaceful journey that we had a chance to swim, smell of the dead sea,
and dive into the clouds! Yeah, we did parachuting and it was so exciting. We jumped from 1900 meters (1.1806 miles) near Babadağ Mountain. I felt a little tipsy because of the high level of oxygen. Also the view at the top was so beautiful!

This journey to the mountains and sea of Fethiye couldn't be more peaceful and beautiful!...

October 2012 / Fethiye - Turkey.

For more Fethiye pictures: http://photostorming.tumblr.com/search/fethiye