April 2011, Gaziantep – Zeugma mozaic- Mysterious gaze of zeugma’s gypsy girl is everywhere in the city..
April 2011, Gaziantep – You think licorice sherbet remained only in the past and monuments?
April 2011, Gaziantep – You can meet licorice sherbet sellers in the bazaar. One glass costs 0,5 Turkish Liras.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Day begins very early for the merchants in Almacı bazaar.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Inside the Almacı Bazaar, There are 9 different bazaar thematically different from eachother.. Eachone has it’s own street.
April 2011, Gaziantep – One of the them is the street of cooper workers.
April 2011, Gaziantep – An another one..
April 2011, Gaziantep – Traditional copper work is very common in Gaziantep. A worker gives copper a rough shape first in the turn bench.
April 2011, Gaziantep – After that, master hands carve the old traditional Turkish motifs and patterns onto copper.
April 2011, Gaziantep – and here the final results are..
April 2011, Gaziantep – At first glance, you might not notice pigeons of Almacı bazarı.. (watch the pigeons on the roofs)
April 2011, Gaziantep – and suddenly pigeons are occupying the square.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Many years ago, merchants and store owners of the square decided to collect money to feed pigeons regularly. This tradition still keeps going on. They think that this tradition is good for pigeons, beauty of the square and also public spirit and communal feeling.
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April 2011, Gaziantep – The ones who are full up flys back to the roof..
April 2011, Gaziantep – Smallest work place in Gaziantep is in almacı Pazarı. This place is so small but quite functional.
April 2011, Gaziantep – It seems goldens are being sold on the streets..Actually no. They are all fake. Golden is quite popular among the people.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Traditional hand made sandals called “yemeni”.. Sandals and boots for the movie “Troy” was ordered to some yemeni masters in Gaziantep.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Same yemenis but this time recycled from the car tyre which is a good example of recycling materials.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Lead balls are being sold with spices and herbs side by side.. Casting lead is a common belief to be protected from black magics and bad lucks.
April 2011, Gaziantep – In front of the box, it’s written “leave a bread for a poor”. Çağdaş bakery is the initiator of this communal gifting behaviour in Gaziantep.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Inventor of the idea is masterhand Orhan.
April 2011, Gaziantep – There is one more place where some other traditional artizans & craftsman are located like in Almacı Pazarı. This area is around castle.
April 2011, Gaziantep – In Antep, old and new is always together. Restaurant of Teacher’s house is running under the ancient Kendirli Church.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Currently, basement of the old church is restaurant and upper part is being operated for student consultancy and guidence.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Saint Bedros church was hided behind the factory walls for many years. After it’s discovered, it is transformed into a performance hall for the Ömer Ersoy culture center.
April 2011, Gaziantep – At first glance, It looks like front side of the St. Mary Church. But, first just try to walk around a bit.
April 2011, Gaziantep – From this angle, It suddenly becomes a mousque. Kurtuluş mousque was St. Marry Church once upon a time. Building even become a prison house in the history.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Try this angle as well.. Kurtuluş mousque is an hybrid architectural example having different stories from diferent periods of history.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Just near this beautiful mousque, there is an ugly ruin. well, at least there is a beauty in the cut.
April 2011, Gaziantep – Gaziantep is a such a city where different civilizations , periods and styles meet with surprises.
April 2011, Gaziantep – And at night 22:30. Gaziantep from the bird’s eye view. While my airplane is taking off, I am looking at Gaziantep and saying goodbye.