They are usually sitting at the entrances of the large mosques, waiting for customers, the perfume seller. Also they are often to be found at the Beyazıt Square in one of the old quartiers of Istanbul.

Opposite to the portal of the university the 65 years old Ibrahim has his main place at the inner yard of the old Ottoman Beyazıt Mosque, which was built in the early 16th century. Ibrahim offers strongly sweet smelling perfumes and oils in small scent-bottles, which he keeps in a portable glassbox to male mosque visitors…

All the day long anglers are standing on Galata Bridge, which spans the Golden Horn, connecting Istanbul’s quarters Eminönü and Galata. One by one they try to catch fish to sell it to restaurants, snacks or to have a meal for their families at home.

“We must have patience!”, told me a young man, who is every day on Galata Bridge. Ferry boats are constantly driving under the bridge, so the anglers have to pull up fast their fishing rods, that they are not torn into the depth.

Who is walking in the old quarter of Şanlıurfa, may find some restaurants in historical houses, who offers a so called Urfa Night with traditional meal and livemusic program.

Knife Grinder in Sivas, Middle Anatolia, Turkey.

In Ortahisar, a village in Cappadocia, I met a man, who has a small antique shop with a lot of beautiful things. He called himself “Crazy Ali” and after we had a nice conversation with Black Tee, he recited some of his poems with expressive gesticulations, while standing behind the shop counter near an old gramophone.