"Farewell to Istanbul" by the great Turkish cartoonist, Semih Balcıoğlu (1928-2006) is a collection of cartoons that bids farewell to an Istanbul that is long gone.  As a child, I remember following him in one of the mainstream newspapers....
 The photo exhibition at the Pera Museum, "From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul" gave me moments of awe and inspiration to keep on working on the city. The selection of photos from various collections  reveals the beauty of the Anatolian  shore...