Izmir is a town in the Western Turkey placed around a bay. There are three million inhabitants. I happened to visit the town in wintertime.
In the Gümüspala quarter I met these boys. They knew one sentence in English: "Where do you come from?" I told them I come from Denmark. Then they asked: "Where do you come from?"
Many people commute across the bay. A ticket cost less than one euro.
I met a horse walking around in the Semikler neighbourhood
Karsiyaka at night.
This is from Kibris Sehitleri Caddesi, a pedestrian zone in central Alsancak. The parked, white car is blocking the pedestrians' way. The motorbike arrived from the pedestrian zone.
You must pay respect for the cars, because they won't wait for you. The drivers use the horn to keep pedestrians away.
Here is a motor scooter arriving from the pedestrian zone. It must also wait.
Now it continues into the pedestrian zone
The most annoying mopeds are electrical like this one. They are very quick and completely noiseless. They are often driven by boys aged 14 or 15 years, and they drive under your elbows!
The white van was too slow, so now it must wait for the moped
These two death-defying ladies walked out in front of the white car so it had to stop.
People prefer walking on the road instead of on the pavement because the pavement is full of obstacles
Why is this cabinet in the middle of the pavement?
Take care not to get your feet caught here!
Three brothers
A girl, photo by Dilek Topaloglu
Salesmen
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Saxophone player
Salesmen
Flour for a baker in the bazaar
50 kilogrammes at a time
In Konak
Salesman at the market in Semikler
Don't lean out!
A view from Bayrakli to Karsiyaka
The bazaar on a Sunday
The photographer strolling along, photo by Dilek Topaloglu
