Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Istanbul Airport
Our transit airport was Istanbul and it was just luck that we landed there on 23rd April as it happened to be the National sovereignty and children's day for Turkey.
There was a small group moving around the airport singing and waving the national flag.
I liked the way they were singing with full gusto.
The song was catchy and it took me some time to identify the song. It was Ismir marsi or Marsi Ismir, a song from the Turkish National movement group to create the country of Turkey. It didn't take long for the spectators to join in. Some of them were in uniform and were capturing small snippets on their mobile while waving the flag.
The special stalls put up for children's day did attract some children but most of them wanted to pose with the guy on stilts.
The juice poured out from this fancy jug did taste good and his style of pouring was unique (see video) Also his attire reminded me of the Arabian night stories I read during my school days.
The next time I visit this airport, I must make it a point to visit this museum.
The mannequin in the stalls were the silent spectators to all that was going on around them.
While being there, I overheard some of them speaking Turkish and found that some of the words they spoke did sound like Hindi. And then I saw this written on a waste bin. In Hindi the word for paper is kagaz.
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What can I say? Your photos and video clip, as always, are of a professional quality.
The Turks deserve a bit of fun and joy after what they've been through (earth quake disasters) not so long ago. The guy on stilts, and the manneqins attract the attention of both young and old.
Very interesting! If only it looked like that between every flight, it might make flying more exciting again.
Excellent depiction at Istanbul airport. Well done Joe. - Jude Vaz
I adore your fancy. Knack of catching the wonderful glimpses - Mrs. Gore
Very interesting to read how they celebrate the national sovereignty day and children’s day. The video is very excellent as usual
Joey that's very good coverage. I enjoyed watching it.
Great Joe. Enjoyed every moment.
How marvelous ... music and a museum! This an airport I would like to visit. :)
Joe you always come with photos that stills our mind. Loved the photograph of the small girl standing with curiosity in front of the tall guy. Keep doing all the good work.
B.T.W the word ‘kagaz’ is an Urdu word of Persian origin and later adapted into several languages across the world as paper was used by all.
Thanks and regards
V M Tendulkar
Superb pics and video as usual by you, Joe. 👍👏
Very nice post
Wonderful pictures of this great airport. The man on stilts certainly made me smile. Hope you are having a great week. God Bless.
They are very enjoyable and certainly put their note of color to make the trip more bearable-
Greetings.
Yes Joe, lots of words originated from Persian.
Arabic, Turkish, Urdu,Hindi and many other languages have adopted Persian words. You'll be surprised how many Persian words are to be found in Marathi also. - Perviz Bhote
Very nice
How nice to have your time at the airport brightened in this way. They are often boring places - but not while you were there.
Thanks Joe, as always a lovely blog and so good to see it through your eyes - Beena
What amazing sights, sounds and the joi de vivre!! You sure were lucky to be there on the particular day ( as we are, to be able to share it through you). Beautiful captures and the notes indeed!! - Kunjan
...keep the music playing!
I enjoyed your post very much, great photos! It all looks fascinating. It's wonderful to travel to different countries but as I don't think I will be doing a lot of traveling I thoroughly enjoy my armchair traveling with you and your family. Thank you!
Language Is powerful. It's the testament to the fact that we all are connected in one way or another.
Did you know that we have the Word: caj in Croatian that has the same sound like: tchaj?
Or that there are words in Croatian (bubreg = kidney and Tamam = Just right) that are the same in Turkish. Those words came with the Otoman empire(1500's more or less) and remained both in Turkey and in Croatia...kind of Crazy Fascinating right?
Have a nice day❤️ - Andrea
Beautiful colourful festive images.
Arabian Nights moment indeed!
How did the juice taste? Like "Magic Potion"? :)
How fun! Love the video too- and how that guy was pouring those drinks :):)
This was incredibly cool! I will be heading to Turkey later this fall. Thanks for posting this-
Velva
So awesome! Love this post, photos!
Fun without even leaving the airport! We are visiting Istanbul later this month, the people are friendly and theres lots to see and do. Betty (wood fairy)
Loved this virtual tour.
Great way to keep transit passengers occupied!
Awesome to be there on a great occasion 👍
What a vibrant street life you have revealed here.
What a wonderful perspective of a different culture! Loved the photos, the write up and the icing was the video!
Awesome! beautiful photos and great coverage of the event.
I visited Istanbul some years ago by a cruise ship, it was a wonderful experience.
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