ISTANBUL COMMUNITIES - TURKEY
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The "Faces" of Istanbul
Istanbul. The city with the different "faces". One moment you smell Turkish spices and rose water, and the next moment you smell French perfume. You see the young Muslim girls wearing their chador by Gucci but you also see the come-hither look transsexuals, arm-in-with the rich girls from Etiler and Levent. In Turkey, a country of contradictions, the cosmic reign tries to coexist peacefully with tough Islam, just like Tayips Erdogans' party. And what about the Greeks? They seem to be a frightened colony struggling to survive.
Text by Elena Moschidi: www.elenamoschidi.com/reportage/vimagazino.html
Istanbul. The city with the different "faces". One moment you smell Turkish spices and rose water, and the next moment you smell French perfume. You see the young Muslim girls wearing their chador by Gucci but you also see the come-hither look transsexuals, arm-in-with the rich girls from Etiler and Levent. In Turkey, a country of contradictions, the cosmic reign tries to coexist peacefully with tough Islam, just like Tayips Erdogans' party. And what about the Greeks? They seem to be a frightened colony struggling to survive.
Text by Elena Moschidi: www.elenamoschidi.com/reportage/vimagazino.html
