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| Philip Game | profile | all galleries >> Turkey (6 galleries) >> The Bosphorus and the Princes Islands, Istanbul | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
The shores of the Bosphorus - dividing Anatolian from European Turkey - and the Princes Islands at the mouth of the Sea of Marmara make favourite excursions for Istanbul's residents and tourists alike.
These images were captured with Nikon D300 using RAW format, and are available for licensing.
 Istanbul's main Bosphorus ferry terminal at Eminonu |
 Ferries come and go below Galata... |
 Tea gardens, below the Topkapi Palace, overlook the Bosphorus |
 Maidens Tower, off the Anatolian shore |
 Terminal building at Buyukada, largest of the Princes Islands |
 Village mosque and pony cart, Buyukada |
 Riding a pony cart, Buyukada |
 Walis, grand homes on Buyukada... |
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 Local transport |
 From a hilltop on Buyukada |
 Ancient Greek church on Buyukada |
 St George's Church, Buyukada |
 The wharf and ferry terminal, Buyukada |
 Heybeliada, a sleepier island |
 Heybeliada |
 A wali or grand home on Heybeliada |
 Castles at Rumelihisar on the Bosphorus |
 Passing under the Bosphorus Bridge at Rumelihisar |
 Grand summer homes beside the Bosphorus... |
 Beside the Bosphorus |
 Beside the Bosphorus |
 No longer grand... |
 Ricketty jetties |
 Near the entrance to the Black Sea |
 Seafood lunch at Rumeli Kavagi on the Bosphorus |
 Seafood lunch at Rumeli Kavagi on the Bosphorus |
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