Alone

IMG_4302-Alone, originally uploaded by coskunTR.

Sometimes we need to be alone...

Gulf of İzmit

IMG_4184-Gulf of İzmit, originally uploaded by coskunTR.

Oak tree preparing for winter and calm sea in the gulf with the anchored ships.

Sunset in the park

Sekapark is by the gulf of İzmit. There was a paper factory on this area.

Trees in the Fall

These Chestnut trees are in the Sekapark at İzmit city.

Theme day: Night

There are some fish restaurants near the seaside in my city, İzmit. In my opinion it is very nice night illumination for catching their customers. ( Balık means Fish)

''S''ummer walking

There is about 5 km walking and riding bike road in my city. I thing it is right road to walking hand in hand.

Protest

There is a protest walking with yellow shirts and a girl photographer with red. They protest that pressure and arresting. They want more social rights.

Abdest

Picture taken by fountain(Şadırvan) which is used for ritual
ablutions and located in the middle of the garden of Yenicuma mosque in İzmit.

Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.

Smile of the Children

They were playing on the street who asked me to take a picture. I said okay and saw to their happiness with small things.

The steep road

Do you imagine 18% steep road in the city? Yes, We have one new road opened in my city that connected from seaside to the Kocaeli University and Hospital at the hillside. I think it will be dangerous to drive down with car especially in winter. We must be careful !
Do you have any like this in your city?

Hillside Trip by Bike

Today I rode mountain bike to the hillside back of my home. The hill is about 300 meters hight and there is a nice panoramic Gulf of İzmit view. These houses in my shot was builded by government after 1999 eartquake. I have climbed up to the hill in 45 minutes by bike, downhill took time only 10 minutes ! Nice day with bike! See you later...

The night colors of the bridge

There is to pass many roads and railway between the city and seaside. Now they built to pass for my fellow three footwalk bridges. Night view is better than a day!

Life on the Wall

The wall have built many years ago and used as Hamam(Turkish bath) in ottoman days. Some ancient(from Nicomedia) stones was used on it. You can see this also in the second shot on another wall in the city.
The Turkish bath, Hamam closed and not used now it is dead but nature is always alive if people leave to grow itself. There is the life on the wall against human!

Kont İmre Thököly

Hungarian Kont İmre was born in Kesmark/Hungary in 1657 and died in 1705 in İzmit during Ottoman Empire.
This monument is established for their memory(Him and his wife) in the mountain village Karatepe who lived there in a farm for a moment. Name of this place is ''The field of flower''
Dedicated to lived away from their country...

The old railway station

İzmit train station is removed a new building and railways few years ago. And the old station in my shot is idle now . The old black train is a deadly stop on the last rail in the sevice as the restaurant and cafe.
This station was the second important stop after İstanbul/Haydarpaşa for the Orient Express.

The Gate

This gate was opened by Ottoman emperor Sultan Abdulaziz at 1874. Sultans had come to hunting to my city and after hunting they had been rest a little palace behind this gate.
There had been a forest in my city mountains only 135 years ago. But now not possible to see forest and animals for hunting! Anyway I mean hunting for photo!

İzmit from seaside

The view from the Gulf of İzmit seaside. A bus has stopped near the beach.

Coachman and Horses(Fayton)

Fayton which means trip vehicle is used for city tour by the seaside in İzmit. They have been prepared for summer in Kocaeli Park.

Park view

This park in İzmit, in summer time is established some fairs and Lunapark . Please click on photo, you will see day time stars hanged in the sky!

Shore-end of the Gulf

There is walking and cycling road by the end of the İzmit gulf

Nice road but where is my fellows.