I love murals and street art. If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you. Just follow the Linky steps below. Once you start looking you will find murals everywhere. The "Monday Mural" meme goes live on Monday at 12,01AM, Perth,Western Australian time. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week. Thanks Sami
Hi everybody! I've arrived back home a week ago and still slightly jet-lagged, but happy to be home after 7 weeks away. I'm sorting out my photos and writing about our trip to Istanbul, and will hopefully post a May Wrap-up this Wednesday 8th July....if not it will be next Wednesday.
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The first murals I saw in Istanbul, Turkey during our visit in May 2026, were spotted on a wall behind Gülhane Park, depicting various landmarks of Istanbul.
The park is located just behind Topkapi Palace and was once part of its outer gardens. The name Gülhane means "House of Roses", as in Spring and Summer more than 80 thousand roses bloom in this park as well as thousands of tulips. In Winter the park is covered with forget-me-nots.
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| Entrance gate to Topkapi Palace |
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| Ortakoy Mosque (on the European side) with the 15 July Martyrs Bridge |
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| Blue Mosque on the left and Hagia Sophia on the right |
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| An Istanbul tram and a Whirling dervish performer |
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| Maiden's Tower on the Bosphorus Strait |
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| A flying man - associated with Ottoman aviator Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, and the Galata Tower The next ones are the mosaics surrounding the Hurrem Sultan Fountain between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, in Sultanahmet Park, in Istanbul's historic district. |
At the Istanbul Airport underground bus depot, all the columns had Istanbul paintings on them, but we were in a hurry to get the bus, so only managed these.
Dear Sami, welcome back - you surely had a wonderful travel and the trip to Istanbul was also great I assume. The kind of street art seems to be a bit different to other countries but also very interesting.
ReplyDeleteHave a good time and all the best
Violetta
Beautiful post, thank you!
ReplyDelete...lots of bold colors aren't necessary here, they are lovely. Thanks for Hosting Sami, I wish you a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteIstanbul is really a wonderful place, and I enjoyed your photos. I think the Blue Mosque was the most impressive among the monuments I visited. I also loved the market and the views from the ferry boats.
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These are interesting scenes of the city! Thank you, Sami
ReplyDeleteThe flying man reminds me a bit of Dracula Vlad the Impaler, but all the murals are superb, have a nice week.
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