City, 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.

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okahraman (4591) 2008-08-25 5:42

G�rkan bey merhaba ;

g�zel bir tanıtım karewsi olmuş dikkatimi 軻ken tabiki bir doğasever olarak 輟k az ağa� oluşu 輟k k� ankarada ble olmaya başladı ağa輙ar 輟k emli bi rşehir i輅n , elinize sağlık g�şmek �zere kolaylıklar diliyorum iyi g�nler

ﾖnder kahraman

TGULUMSER (13252) 2008-08-25 5:48

Gurkan Bey merhaba,
Cok guzel bir isik altinda renkleri harika goruntulemissiniz,
Elinize saglik,
Tulay

LeeLoo (0) 2008-08-25 5:52

Dear Gurkan Akcakir!
Wonderful point of view.
Very good perspective.
Amazing towers.
Wonderful roofs.
Good colors.
Very nice shot.
TFS!

holmertz (102760) 2008-08-25 5:53

Hello G�rkan,
I visited Gaziantep a couple of times long ago (early 70's). I remember it as a very lively and colourful city, but even then more prosperous than this picture seems to show. It looks quite confusing but exciting, a kind of Western dream of the "Orient". Good colours and a fine POV.
Regards,
Gert

lc4giala (2190) 2008-08-25 6:04

Merhaba my friend Gurkan
very beautifully panoramic and multicoloured opinion of city
best regards
George

alibasarir (15580) 2008-08-25 6:31

merhaba g�rkan bey
ellikle caminin duruşu son derece g�zel g�n�yor.evlerin rengarenk g�nt�leri ile ışık ve netlikte harika elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

mesutilgim (0) 2008-08-25 8:30

Selam G�rkan kardeşim,
G�ne sağlık. Sımsıcak bir Gaziantep g�nt�s�. ﾇok değişik bir mozaik. Neler neler gizli bu kare'nin i輅nde.
ﾇok da iyi a�ıklamalar vermişsin.
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

gezimania (6288) 2008-08-25 9:24

Meraba G�rkan Bey,
Diğer fotoğraf paylaşım sitesinde de belirtmiştim, 輟k 軋rpıcı bir kaotik mimari doku karesi, tebrik ederim..
Selnur

Gerrit (62042) 2008-08-25 9:58

Hi Gurkan,
another beautiful place in the most exotic part of your beautiful country.Great view.
Regards, Gerrit

patdeph (35750) 2008-08-25 10:28

hello Gurkan
superb very colourful city!I like very much the way it's built on the hill with the mosque at the top,this is really beautiful,and it's very well enhanced by this high POV!!
Regards.
Pascale

besnard (59196) 2008-08-25 10:56

Bonsoir Gurkan
Une jolie composition de toutes ces maisons aux toits color駸 serr馥s les unes contre les autres.
Merci pour le partage et bonne soir馥.
Nicole

Morac (27725) 2008-08-25 11:03

Hello G�rkan,
Wonderful point of view.
Very good perspective and superb very colourful city.
Regards
Marc

lrw1966 (1632) 2008-08-25 11:14

Gurkan Hi:
Beautiful city scape, marvelous colors and detail along with the excellent PoV.
Thanks for the educational note
Congratulations, very nicely done
Larry
USA-tfs

PaulVDV (62970) 2008-08-25 12:08

Merhaba G�rkan,
Beautiful composition. You found a very good POV. The warm colours of the houses and their roofs make this picture very beautiful.
Best regards, Paul

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Hunkar (7440) 2008-08-25 15:06

Tam bir belgesel g�nt�s� olmuş..

TopGeo (38220) 2008-08-25 16:44

Hi Gunkan! and a fine POV! Excellent moment! Amazing point of view.Very good perspective with depth.Wonderful composition with towers and excellent architecture. Good look picture!Wonderful red roofs. Good point and details with clarity!Good colors.Very nice shot.
Georgios

parbo (11092) 2008-08-25 18:20

Ustad,

Excellent view of part of city while adding major elements to your frame with very informative note. Minarets, terraced layout, yellow facades, terracotta roofs, messy textures are makes your photo a unique one. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul
PS. Sorry for my late visit and quite period while spending long time during my assignments and vacation. I send many e-mails and called your mobile number but couldn't received any answer from you.

carper (96) 2008-08-25 21:51

very beautiful Gurkan,
a fanatstic cityskape, good colours, fine balance, the contrast is fine here, good photojob, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

gracious (20025) 2008-08-26 0:55

Merhaba my dear friend Gurkan,
Selam!!
many thanks for the most informative notes regarding this place with a perfect image well captured!
good pov with wonderful colour and superb details in the shot
very well done
greeting
Tony

Nicou (193806) 2008-08-26 1:19

Hello Gurkan,

Quelle belle vue sur toute ces maisons coll馥s les unes ax autres, avec la mkosque� qui domine le tout et ces deu minarets, superbe ensemble.

Bravo et amiti�

Nicou

hatti52 (12786) 2008-08-26 1:42

Merhaba
cesli şehirden g�zel bir kesit
doygun renkler ve ayrıntılar 輟k hoş
tebrikler

delkoo (68) 2008-08-26 1:54

hi gurkan,
The clarity of this image is excellent. Well composed with good saturation of colour and sharpness.

regards
didier

marietom (34611) 2008-08-26 2:05

hello Gurkan,

Magnifiques, tous ces murs, plus color駸 les uns que les autres. Superbe endroit, superbe image !
Bonne soir馥
marie

ChrisJ (171878) 2008-08-26 3:49

Merhaba Gurkan

A nice patchwork quilt effect of the sea of red roofs, with wonderful colour contrasts against the blue grey sky. Excellent sharpness, & tfs!

syd1946 (1167) 2008-08-26 4:06

Merhaba Gurkan,
Strong mix of architecture with a sense of an old town.I like the colors and your note,so informative for this town!
Have a nice day,
Thomas

ifanik (21679) 2008-08-26 5:15

Hi my friend
Wonderful colours in your photo today and very beautiful frame
Well done
Best regards
Nick

belido (19934) 2008-08-26 6:03

Merhaba G�rkan!

what an interesting view of Kaleici. I really like the graphism provided by the architectures in their colors and shapes. The two towers are well placed in the frame and break the horizon line in a nice way. Very well done!
Abra輟,
Carlos

Cricri (176) 2008-08-26 6:38

Merhaba my friend Gurkan
Bon Cadrage serr� avec la mosqu馥 qui domine la ville, bon constraste des couleurs et d騁ails
Good day for you
cricri

saxo042 (38078) 2008-08-26 7:57

Hi G�rkan,
This is definitely like a cubistic painting, it reminds me a lot of C騷anne. The colours are in a very fine harmony and the composition is also very good.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

testmaniac (13508) 2008-08-26 9:59

Gurkan Bey merhaba, nice urban photo! Good colors and POV.

TFS and regards,
Phil

siolaw (38294) 2008-08-26 23:36

Hi Gurkan,
The atmosphere is well conveyed by these strong colors and the overcast sky... Nice framing with only little of that sky and sharp details of the city, with the mosque dominating the skyline.
A good POV!
Laurent

emilbo (22616) 2008-08-28 17:43

Salut Gurkan!
Tr鑚 jolie la photo de cette ville o� toutes les maison semblent coller les unes sur les autres, mais o� sont les cours pour faire jouer les enfants. bonne composition avec la mosqu馥 en arri鑽e-plan et superbes couleurs. J'ai 騁� tr鑚 occup� durant l'騁� mais je vais revenir plus r馮uli鑽ement.
Amicalement,
Emilius

PixelTerror (0) 2008-08-31 3:32

Merhaba Gurkan,
Too bad about the white sky, but I like the house contentration going up to end on the nice rising mosque.
Have a nice day JY

emjleclercq (15778) 2008-09-02 23:34

Not the best sky, but avery nice accumulation of houses climbing up to the twin minarets, with warm colors.

All the best,

Emmanuel

goodwill (4274) 2008-09-04 10:15

The colour of the roof tops is simmilar to the colour here in Shimla.
This place seems to be situated on some hill, and thas why the uphill perspective asks the eyes to follw from the blue heating drums to the top of the minares.
Try a simmilar shot when it has just rained.
The change in atmosphere will provide a totally differnt look.

TFS
Rajeev

Jakab (3867) 2008-09-12 15:49

Merhaba dear G�rkan,
this view is quite close to that how I can imagine an Anatolian town. From the crowd of roofs and colourful houses I suspect a life there full of temper - and at the same time, reading your interesting note, a sacred place of human culture.
Best whishes
Laszlo

Felip (3907) 2008-09-20 5:01

Merhaba Gurkan,
This is a perfect composition with a superb view and perspective of this very coloured city.
Nice note!

Have a good weekend

Felip

giorgimer (35017) 2010-01-07 23:08

Hi Gurkan,

nice shot, impressive effect by the space crowded by buildings, good composition

TFS

G