Tag: Göksu

“Göksu” by Musahipzade Celal: “Göksu winds at three or four places, forming falls where it flows down. Mud from its banks is used to make jugs and flowerpots. Wooden bridges cross it, mills roll its water, and the gunpowder magazine nourishes the green areas of Inner Göksu.”

Night in the Bosphorus described by Ahmet Haşim: “I don’t know another night darkness as powerful as the one along the street that traverses the Bosphorus along the sea behind the old yalıs. This is a rich darkness, reminiscent of an underwater realm filled with corals, sponges, moss, and various kinds of nacres.”

Yalıs of Haluk Y. Şehsuvaroğlu: “In some yalıs of the Old Bosphorus, various fishes were kept in swimming pools containing seawater. One very famous one was built in the yard of Chief Octroi Hüseyin Bey in Vanikoy.”

Bosphorus of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar: “Every hour of the day has a different aspect in Beylerbeyi, Emirg