The Streets of Istanbul

Whirling Dervishes
Followers of Mevlevi perform the Sufi Dance in Istanbul. Mevlevi, known as Rumi in English, mixes Islam with Zoroastrian, Hindu and Shiite rituals. The sect makes up 20 percent of the population of Turkey.

River Walk
One day before the general election, supporters of an opposition party, MHP (Nationalist Movement Party) wave hands, along the Bosporus, while a vendor walks nearby.

Finance Finesse
A woman stands by an American Express promotion at Canyon, one of the biggest shopping centers in the city.

On the Wall
Turkish men sit at an open-air cafe, in front of a fashion billboard.

Idols
Record promotions hang from the Grand Bazaar.

Fashion Forward
A couple passes by a western magazine advertisement.

History
A portrait of Ataturk, the founder of modern secular Turkey, hangs in a store window in Nisantasi, one of the richest areas of Istanbul.

Holiday's End
Muslim women and children relax outside Eyup Mosque, after celebrating Regaib Kandili, the commemoration of the conception of the Prophet Mohammed.

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