2014 Istinye Park Istanbul

I returned to Istanbul for a weekend for my first public painting activity for some time. Boards and paint were supplied and children invited to join me in applying the paint. A little chaotic, but makes a change from TV and i-phones: Istinye Park, Istanbul:
http://www.istinyepark.com/en
Organised by Active Events:
http://www.activeevents.com.tr/active/index29ed2.html?lang=en
A big thanks to Alp, Ali, Sevim, Nurullah, Gizem and The Marmara Sisli.

Saturday 01 February 2014
 







Sunday 02 February 2014








An example snap of why I love Istanbul: looking at Asia from Europe:


En plus, Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0 while Chelsea won 0-1 at Man City, resulting in Arsenal's return to the top of the table. Footnote: Memery of Turkish Protests: http://beforeitsnews.com/international/2013/11/memory-of-turkish-riots-2472858.html

12.02.2014 - On my last day, the Sunday, Kerem Akalın found me. He's made a documentary film on Göbekli Teppe: Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Teasers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COShdJ7u9BQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
http://worldsfirsttemple.com
Göbeki Teppe info:
http://www.gobeklitepe.info/

Now, I am very happy to see Istinye Park are due to host an exhibiton about Turkish archaeological site Göbekli Teppe 25 February - 10 March 2014:
http://www.dogusgrubu.com.tr/web/44-628-1-1/dogus_grubu_-_tr/doguslu_olmak/basin_bultenleri/gobekli_tepe_sergisi_istinyeparkta
http://www.skylife.com/en/2014-02/culture-arts/historys-oldest-temple-in-istanbul
Klaus Schmidt on Göbekli Teppe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnLSU7_MC1k