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Street Photography in Istanbul (June 2025)

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The outcome of 3 days of street photography in Istanbul, to get into the right mood if you are planning a trip to Istanbul.

Two red fez hats with black tassels resting on a bright purple bench, Istanbul street
Mehter band musicians in Ottoman-style uniforms and tall white caps standing in a row, Istanbul
Man in Ottoman costume holding a staff beside a line of guards in red uniforms, Istanbul
Profiles of Mehter band members in red jackets and red and white caps, Istanbul
Young woman checking her phone against the marble pilasters of a historic building, Istanbul
Crowded market street in Istanbul with a Galatasaray banner hanging above the stalls
Row of ornate metal taps along a stone wall, black and white, Istanbul
Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, rows of columns lit in amber with green reflections on the water
Columns of the Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, under red lighting
Courtyard of the Süleymaniye Mosque framed by a portico arch, Istanbul
Vendor beside mannequin heads wearing headscarves at a market stall, black and white, Istanbul
Spice and Turkish delight stall seen from above through an iron grille, Istanbul
Three young men playing a tabletop football game with drinks on the table, Istanbul
Vendor behind a heap of pistachios labelled Siirt fıstığı, black and white, Istanbul
Young man sitting on a step against a stone wall, backpack hanging on a hook, Istanbul
Henna-decorated hands of a woman in green holding a handbag and a booklet, Istanbul
Fisherman in a cap with his rod, a mosque dome and minaret behind him, black and white, Istanbul
Men praying inside a mosque by a window with a Turkish flag, Istanbul
Elderly man in a flat cap and waistcoat looking at his phone, black and white, Istanbul
Hands working among a bundle of fishing rods, black and white, Istanbul
Brass taps on a marble ablution fountain seen through an iron grille, Istanbul
Two young women in headscarves sitting by an iron grille, black and white, Istanbul
Girl in a headscarf on inline skates past a stone wall, a black cat nearby, Istanbul
Brick house front covered in giant teddy bears and a Turkish flag, residents at the window, Istanbul
Row of elderly men sitting on a curb along a cobbled street, Istanbul
Silhouette of a mosque with four minarets at dusk over the water, a boat in front, Istanbul
Man sitting on a truck loaded with sacks, a young man and passersby in front, Istanbul
Elderly man in a burgundy jacket sitting on a bundle outside a shop, Istanbul
Man walking down a stepped street between handrails, low angle, black and white, Istanbul
Women looking at shop windows in a vaulted bazaar hung with a Turkish flag, Istanbul
Glass of Turkish tea on a saucer set on a patterned carpet, Istanbul
Woman in a black headscarf and coat holding a camera on the street, Istanbul
Woman in a niqab carrying a handbag in a crowd, black and white, Istanbul
Child running down a sloping cobbled street, black and white, Istanbul
Toy pedal car with flame decals reflected in an ornate mirror, black and white, Istanbul
Tea glass on a saucer on the pavement beside a stool with a kilim cushion, Istanbul
Bearded man in a cap on the phone behind another man in the foreground, Istanbul
Traffic police officer on a motorcycle, face reflected in the side mirror, Istanbul
Three men talking behind a market stall of nuts, dried fruit and sweets, Istanbul

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