On Fatma Girik

Fatma Girik is one of the most beautiful and talented Turkish actreses. I always found her so charming. Recently I watched a movie named Hate (Nefret in Turkish), where she played a powerful and a beautiful businesswoman. She is most famous for her roles in rural themed movies so I had never come across her in an urban woman role.

Apart from the theme and her capacity as an actress in this movie, I found her styling so so impressing. Beyond her image in my mind, she depicted a successful part regarding this stylish role.

The use of fur coats and leather gloves represent the fashion perspective of the 1980s. She also used many accessories together in a single outfit but did not end up with overdressing.

Fatma Girik, en güzel ve yetenekli Türk aktrislerinden biridir. Onu her zaman çok çekici bulmuşumdur. Geçenlerde güçlü ve güzel bir iş kadınını oynadığı Nefret adlı bir film izledim. Daha çok kırsal temalı filmlerdeki rolleriyle ünlüdür, bu yüzden ona hiç şehirli bir kadın rolünde rastlamamıştım.

Bu filmdeki tema ve oyuncu olarak kapasitesi dışında, stilini çok etkileyici buldum. Kafamdaki imajının ötesinde, bu şık rolle ilgili başarılı bir rol/karekter çizdi.

Kürk manto ve deri eldiven kullanımı 1980'lerin moda anlayışını temsil ediyor. Ayrıca birçok aksesuarı tek bir kıyafette bir arada kullanmasına rağmen 'aşırı giyinme' ile sonuçlanmamıştır.  

City Hotels: JW Marriott Ankara

I used to live close to JW Marriott Ankara. From the very beginning, it was at the top of my to-go-see list. However, I had the opportunity in 2021.

It has this business vibe so dominant and impressive that I liked the Hotel from the first moment.

JW Marriott Ankara'ya yakın bir yerde oturuyordum. En başından beri, gidilecekler listemin başındaydı. Ancak 2021'de fırsatım oldu. 

Giant red vases in the lobby bring color to the formal auro of the building. The scale of the gallery can be perceived when the size of the chandeliers is understood.

Lobideki dev kırmızı vazolar, binanın resmi havasına renk katıyor. Galerinin ölçeği ancak avizelerin boyutu anlaşıldığında algılanabilmektedir.

Outdoor Pool has more privacy than I had expected considering the high-rise buildings nearby. Also, contrasting with the office and business vibe of the neighborhood, it has surprisingly created a resort theme.

Açık Havuz, yakındaki yüksek binalar göz önüne alındığında beklediğimden daha fazla mahremiyete sahip. Ayrıca, mahallenin ofis ve iş havasına zıt olarak, şaşırtıcı bir şekilde bir tatil teması yarattı.

The color of the pool floor is nice as I’m personally fond of darker colors rather than conventional light blue. the grid layout suits the orthogonal lines of the building in general.

Havuz zemininin rengi güzel çünkü ben kişisel olarak geleneksel açık maviden daha koyu renkleri seviyorum. Izgara düzeni genel olarak binanın ortogonal hatlarına uygundur.

In the end, the hotel offers more than it seems and hence one can feel at work or on holiday, which is nice.

Sonuç olarak, otel göründüğünden daha fazlasını sunuyor ve bu nedenle iş yerinde veya tatilde hissedebilirsiniz, bu da güzel.

TV Series, Cities, housing, inspirations

Seeing the urban scenes even from TV tells me much about that city, living conditions and cultural habits. I’m especially fond of European Tv series in this respect. In Borgen, it was the small flats where living, working and sleeping spaces were successfully and efficiently solved that impressed me. Even the Prime Minister was living in a modest house. In Marseilles, the effect of climate was obvious in living conditions. And there were many scenes from high rise blocks of social housing where mostly immigrants and low income groups lived.

In Luther, a BBC drama, council estates of London were used frequently. This time I noticed open air corridors (exterior corridors) are certainly a characteristic of those estates (I guess of the 1970s or 1980s).

After a quick research I found this was mostly used in mild climates like Miami and Hong Kong as well.

 

 

Luther- the TV show

My new fave is another BBC drama: Luther. That British accent ….

I love theme song 🙂

Art is good for the soul

I admire houses with full of art pieces especially by paintings.

My new motive is collecting art pieces -of course as my budget allows. Mostly digital prints are now available signed by the artist.

In my wish list there are Mustafa Ayaz, Merve Turan, Hulya Özdemir and Zerrin Tekindor.

 

 

Helsinki III

Social housing in the suburbs (I suppose:))

 

Design design design

 

Egli?

1 May Celebrations

Groningen

I miss you.

Even it was mostly dark: ) 15 December, at 8:30 AM

Even it was foggy and scary

Even it was cold and snowy 

 

 

 

There were cows:)

There were birds, ducks and water

It was not crowded

It was colorful

It was lively

New year spirit

Watching Polar Express on Netflix with my little one. 

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North Pole: barren, devoid of life .. I wish I could go with them

Kuzguncuk

Kuzguncuk is a historical district located on the Asian side of Bosphorus. It was a place whene non-Muslim communities reside. There are churches and synagogue in the district.

But, I remember Kuzguncuk mostly with TV series like Perihan Abla and Ekmek Teknesi. Recently with openings of coffee shops, book stores, art galleries and gurme cafes the district turned out to a touristic attraction point more than ever.

Here are some photopgraphs, all by me. I liked you very much Kuzguncuk. I will come and visit you again and again.

 

 

Fall Leaves

All from Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanical Park