Hosh Geldiniz! Istanbul, Turkey
Early 2000s (Pre-AK Party) Istanbul.
I had visited Istanbul three times already. The first was after I completed my contract work with ACCELS in Kyrgyzstan. I stopped over in Istanbul for an overnight in December 1999. It was a memorable trip since I forgot to close my window at night. I heard the loudest call to prayer in the morning.
I returned a second time in December 2001. During this trip I also visited Antalya and Alanya. Students from Fatih University took me around the mosques in Istanbul before I flew to Antalya. The students knew me from STV interview of me on Yeni Hayatlar.
For my third and last trip to Istanbul, I did volunteer work at the Turkish Foundation of Education Volunteer.
![Eyup Sultan Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937700/istanbul/eyup5.jpg)
![Eyup Sultan Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937699/istanbul/eyup4.jpg)
![Eyup Sultan Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937700/istanbul/eyup6.jpg)
![Footprint of the Prophet Muhammed - Eyup Sultan Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937702/istanbul/prophetsfootprinta.jpg)
![Footprint of the Prophet Muhammed - Eyup Sultan Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937702/istanbul/prophetsfootprint.jpg)
![Fatih Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937701/istanbul/fatihjami2.jpg)
![Fatih Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937701/istanbul/fatihjami3.jpg)
![Beyezit Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937700/istanbul/beyezit1.jpg)
![Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937700/istanbul/blue_mosque1.jpg)
![Fatih Cammi - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937701/istanbul/fatihjami7.jpg)
![Ayasofiya Camii - Istanbul, Turkey.](https://res.cloudinary.com/shinkirin/image/upload/v1621937702/istanbul/Istanbul_Last_week_027.jpg)
More to come
More pictures are coming after I locate them.