More pictures

This is actually in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque. Can you see the shapes? It's the Turkish flag.

This is in Taksim Square. You can see two Turkish flags and a giant portrait of Turkey's great leader Ataturk. I have grown to love Ataturk. The Turks revere him and you can see pictures of him in almost every shop and house you visit as well as a statue of him in every park, on many street squares. He did much in shaping Turkey into the country she is today. The tents you see were set up for the big celebration on the 19th of May. This holiday is called Youth Sports Day and Ataturk instituted it.