On the road these days most of my social contact comes from beet farmers and gas station attendants. Lest my readers think Turkey is nothing but beet farms and gas stations, I went to Istanbul’s Nisantasi today. Nisantasi is the kind of neighborhood where you could easily find a t-shirt that would cost more than a beet farmer’s entire annual income.

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Store in Nisantasi, Istanbul

Store in Nisantasi, Istanbul

Store in Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul

Nisantasi, Istanbul