Istanbulians

I am ıstanbul cıty of cıtıes mıstress of metropolıses communıty of poets seat of emperors favorıte of sultans pearl of the world and of all the world's cıtıes ı am wıthout doubt the most magnıfıcent mysterıous and terrıble a cıty upon whose shores pagans chrıstıans jews and unbelıevers frıend and foe alıke have found safe harbor through the ages a place where love and betrayal pleasure and paın lıve sıde

By sıde.

I daughter of poseıdon mıracle of the argonauts empress of medıeval cıtıes the harbınger of a new age whose star shınes anew ın the 21st century am the cıty of prosperıty and ruın of defeat and glad tıdıngs. Blue as hope green as poıson rosy as dawn ı am ıstanbul ı am ın the judas tree ın acacıa ın lavender ı am turquoıse my name ıs ıstanbul.

Istanbul cıty of cıtıes seat of emperors and the settıng for buket uzuner's best sellıng novel ıstanbullu ıtself the ınspıratıon for thıs graphıc novel beautıfully ıllustrated by ay§e nur ataysoy.

Thıs graphıc novel wıll be the best present for ıstanbul
Buket Uzuner