Old wall, a photo from Gaziantep, Southern East Anatolia

Photographer's Note

Gaziantep is another important crossing from Anatolia to Syria and Mesopotamia. Sarkli Cave near D�l�k village in this province was inhabited as early as Paleolithic Age. People once lived in this area developed a special instrument known as "Dolikien" in human history. Findings in Kargamis, Sak軋g�, Yunus and Turlu point out to human inhabitation in Neolithic Age whereas Tilmen, Gedikli, Saraga and Tilbesar were the settlements of Chalcolithic Age. Yesemek, Tilmen, Sak軋g�, Gedikli and Zincirli are important centers yielding many finds dating back to the Hittites. Among these centers, Sak軋g�, Karkamis and Zincirli are unique in terms of their pieces of sculpture displaying integrity with the architecture of the time as well as Hittite hieroglyphs, which influenced western and Aegean culture in terms of style and religious motifs. In the antic city of Zeugma (meaning "crossing point"), spectacular mosaics worked with colorful gravel, frescoes, sculptures and architecture are quite striking. Other historical-cultural properties of the province include Gaziantep Castle, Bakircilar Bazaar, Sira Han, Tuz Han; Ahmet ﾇelebi, Boyaci and Seyh Fetullah mosques; mausoleums of Hisar, Elif and Hasanoglu and finds in Rumkale settlement.
Gaziantep province extends over a territory of 7,642 km2. Its population is 1,293,849 according to the provisional results of the Population Census of 2000. Besides central district, its peripheral districts are Araban, Islahiye, Kargamis, Nizip, Nurdagi, Oguzeli, Sahinbey, Sehitkamil and Yavuzeli.
Gaziantep is the most developed province of all Southeastern Anatolia in terms of industrial and commercial activities. In agriculture, it is important with pistachio bearing its name as well as vineyards and olive orchards. Today, Gaziantep is a lively center of industry and commerce with its cement, textile, foodstuffs, tanning, footwear, margarine, soap, woodworks, metal processing and machinery industries and plants. It is also an "export gate" with 120 different items exported to about 40 countries.
One can see the traditional houses of Gaziantep mostly at the central town known as Sahinbey. Reflecting the settled features of traditional architecture, these houses stand adjacent to each other on both sides of narrow streets. They are two-story houses having their yards and outer walls. Doors and window cases reflect the finest examples of traditional woodworking.

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smarcell (19965) 2008-08-29 6:09

A great old wall, with all the signis of its history
Regards Stefano

Tayon (1995) 2008-08-29 6:33

Merhaba Gurkan

great eye to see and capture this image full of increadible colors...

good composition, sharpness and POV.. and texture..

TFS

Taba

cerenguven (204) 2008-08-29 8:27

Merhaba,

Pazıl gibi gorunuyor. Cok g�zel bir konsept olmus.

Eline saglik

C

costad (8) 2008-08-29 8:45 [Comment]

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XOTAELE (476) 2008-08-29 9:10

Hola Gurkan.
Excelente captura y buenos detalles.
Buen comentario.
Un cordial saludo, JL.

isabela_sor (47748) 2008-08-29 9:15 [Comment]

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lc4giala (2190) 2008-08-29 12:17

Merhaba Gurkan
splendid wall for shoot, very beautiful colours,well done
best regards
George

danyy (0) 2008-08-29 14:07

Bonjour Gurkan,
toujours ces judicieux choisx dans les murs avec un cadrage qui apporte beaucoup d'esth騁iques dans des sujets qui n'ont pas la vocation de l'黎re.
Des alternances de mat駻iaux qui donne unb patchwork interessant.
Regards.
Daniel.

Morac (27725) 2008-08-29 15:02

Hello Gurkan,
A great old wall, with all the signis of its history.
Splendid wall for shoot.
Regards
Marc

parbo (11092) 2008-08-29 18:05

Ustad,

You are still continuing on one of most enviable city for me. I like your capture in chromatic colors that increase to recognize different textures of facades there. Have a nice week end. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

ChrisJ (171822) 2008-08-30 0:44

Merhaba Gurkan

Good lighting & texture variato=ions in the old wall with nice repetition of the bricks, windows & square holes. Tfs!

testmaniac (13508) 2008-08-30 2:28

Merhaba Gurkan,interesting photo and attractive wall.
TFS

Phil

Cricri (176) 2008-08-30 2:48

Hi my friend Gurkan,
Excellent cadrage de la fa軋de aux diff駻ente texture et plein de d騁ails, jolies couleurs
Have a nice weekend for you
cricri

Budapestman (82620) 2008-08-30 4:25

Dear Gurkan,
Splendid architectural shot with graphic details. The composition is impressive and I like the different colours on the wall. Very well done, my friend! Have a nice weekend
George

Nicou (193806) 2008-08-30 7:09

Hello Gurkan,

Quelle f軋de, mangigique ^quatre plans de couleur diff駻entes et quelle couelur, avec ces fen黎re, cette vielle porte, superbe.

Bravo et amiti�

Nicou

axiotea (21651) 2008-08-30 7:16

Hello Gurkan
I like the colors and texture provided by the old stones and found interesting the details of the windows. Luminosity is fine too!
Selamlar
Marilyn

Gustaw (21670) 2008-08-30 7:47

Hi, my friend!
And next interesting composition. I like your idea. I like your warm colours.
Marek

jafadabret (56501) 2008-08-30 11:18

Merhaba Gurkan.
Cette photo fait penser � une peinture ou � un d馗or de cin駑a. J'aime la texture des pierres et les couleurs qui sont en harmonie. Un vrai plaisir pour les yeux.
Jacques

cfreire (11741) 2008-08-30 14:13

Hi Gurkan,
Beautiful composition with some minimalistic feature. The textures are well defined with splendid colors and contrasts. This a different work on TE. Well done. Best regards, Consuelo

Scharan (14144) 2008-08-30 15:02

Ol� Gurkan

ﾓtima foto onde impera a textura, ali疽 muito diversificada. Bela luz, cores e detalhes interessantes.
Parab駭s
GA
Vera

leo61 (0) 2008-08-30 21:46

Hi Gurkan!
Only 11 more days ,and I`ll be in Turkey.You found a nice detail of architecture and managed a good shot.Good colormixture and a nice arrangement of windows and doors.
Regards,Leo

WepWaWet (3798) 2008-08-31 6:16

Merhaba Sevgili Gurkan,
Gaziantep'in ara sokaklari fotograf icin gercekten esi bulunmaz bir hazine.. Yanilmiyorsam bu kare de eski Gaziantep'in dar sokaklarindan.. Mukemmel bir kadraj ve netlikte cok guzel bir calisma. Eline saglik.
Selamlar,
Seref

Not : Agustos ayinda uzunca bir sure seyahatte oldugum icin yazmakta biraz gec kaldim.

ifanik (21679) 2008-08-31 6:49

Wonderful clours my Friend
Very nice glance and frame from you
Best regards
Nick

marietom (34611) 2008-08-31 7:45

hello Gurkan,

Encore un tr鑚 beau "portrait" de mur, avec couleurs, mati鑽es, et tous les d騁ails qui montrent qu'il a bien v馗u. Joli !
Bon we
Marie

chrisnet (23062) 2008-08-31 8:43

Merhaba my friend Gurkan,
Good capture of this old wall, I like much the variety of tones, good light too, well done.
Regards

Silvio1953 (221563) 2008-08-31 9:22

Merhaba Gurkan, splendid view of beautiful old wall with fantastic colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

carper (96) 2008-08-31 10:37

another good one of your painters eyes,
a well taken pov here, good details and marvel,ous colours, I like it Gurkan, good photojob . have a nice evening.
gr. jaap

josepmarin (59385) 2008-08-31 12:57

Merhaba, mu friend G�rkan,
Your compositions in which you show us these old fronts are always very interesting, and you know how to do the settings to catch its details and its geometry.
Nice shot, well done.
Selamlar
Josep

mumek (20226) 2008-09-02 2:54

Good morning Gurkan!
Looks like a painting. Fantastic colours of the walls,very interesting , sharp details of the widnows and the door. My compliments. Very well done
best regards
ziggy

Yeoman (1179) 2008-09-03 12:30

Hi Gurkan,

A really beautiful photo, well composed and realised... Great eye my friend ! ... and nice colors and texture.

At least, it's a magnific picture...

Selamlar,

Emmanuel

Stepan (27210) 2008-09-04 12:20

It's interesting to see how the four quarters look different but are producing a kind of unity too. Well seen and cropped. Great impact.
St駱hane

Benedict (7076) 2008-09-06 20:07

even delapidated walls make an amazing fotographic image.
hats off!
Benedict