nzac Day, April 25th, is one for remembrance of that brave fighting force of Australians and New Zealanders, who gave their lives for King and Country on the shores of Gallipoli in Turkey in 1914. I observe a personal remembrance of that week in Turkey, but in my case it was in April 2001. It …
I still can’t believe that we were walking into the Blue Mosque just before prayer time to see the spectacular blue ceramic tiles in fifty different tulip designs on the interior walls, and ended up in a carpet seller’s shop! It doesn’t matter how we got there but there we are sitting comfortably with a …
Blaring loudspeakers spruiking political messages and others blasting out Turkish music adds to the cacophony that greets us as we step off our ferry boat at Üsküdar on the Asian side of Istanbul.What are we doing here? We are in the care of an unbriefed Turkish woman guide who was raised from her sleep …
It’s tough! Looking out over the minarets from my room at the Witt Istanbul Suites. I’m up the side of a steep hill in Cihangir, a trendy neighborhood with a bohemian flair. I have to watch where I’m walking in the narrow and uneven streets. That becomes even more difficult with local distractions and so …