PHOTOS Istanbul.....Constantinople

[Jackeens]

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President Barack Obama arrives in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday

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President Barack Obama inspects the musical instruments of the performers as he is flanked by Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during a dinner in Istanbul

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This official White House photograph shows President Barack Obama meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian (L), Swiss Foreign Minister (and mediator) Micheline Calmy-Rey (2L), Turkish undersecretary of the foreign ministry Ertugul Apakan (C), and Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan (2R) during a reception in Istanbul

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Protestors hold a banner against US President Barack Obama's visit during a demonstration in Istanbul

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Dessert specialist Nadir Gullu holds a pan with a baklava made into the iconic image of U.S. President Barack Obama, dubbed "the Baracklava,"at Gulluoglu baklava bakery in Istanbul

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Turkish Islamic protestors hold banners reading 'Afghanistan will be Obama's Vietnam' and 'Obama, don't forget Iraq' during an anti-Nato demonstration

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A tea shop in Istanbul

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President Barack Obama attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey

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President Barack Obama looks out from his car as he leaves a dinner in a rainy night in Istanbul

[babylonsister]

1. Yum, baklava! I'll just bet he can't wait to come home. Thanks, Jackeens!

:fistbump:

[Jackeens]

3. It looks delicious, but I'm not sure I could bring myself to eat..

...one of the President's ears. Or eyes. Or his chin. Or any other bits of him.

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

7. LOL! Close your eyes and think...good thoughts! ;)

[TahitiNut]

11. I just LOVE baklava! (It's a "guilty pleasure.") Yum.

As dessert, after a falafel, it blesses my tummy.

:silly:

[Catshrink]

2. Compare the first one to this and breathe a sigh of relief!

[Jackeens]

4. Flippin' hilarious!!!!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. Bush was always inside out

like the umbrella!

[Botany]

5. Thanx for the pictures

http://www.blinkx.com/video/they-might-be-giants-istanbul-not-constantinople/aP_T6MbVo28XO2MviyAR7A

[WorseBeforeBetter]

6. "Baracklava" -- now that's clever.

Thanks yet again for posting. One of these years I'll make it to Turkey!

[Clio the Leo]

10. Yep and one pan of Baracklava...

.... negates a street full of protestors.

If THAT isn't love!!!! .... YUM!!!!

The only thing better, of course, was the giant Obama/Lincoln cupcake mosaic at the Smithsonian...

[WorseBeforeBetter]

12. Kewl. But first, sushi!

[cascadiance]

19. There was also a "Borek Obama" dish made as well...

Borek is a Turkish pastry made with filo dough like baklava, but not with honey and either filled with egg, spinach, cheese, or ground meat...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-turkey7-2009apr07,0,641778.story

...His stop in Turkey generated scattered protests, but also an air of excitement. Many cafes and shops had their TVs tuned to the speech, and Turks appeared as star-struck as some citizens of other countries on his current trip. One baker created a borek, a pastry, with Obama's image on it.

It might have looked something like this I guess...



A good explanation of borek and other Turkish dishes can be found here...

http://www.paulstravelblog.com/2008/11/food-in-turkey.html

And no this isn't the "Börek Obama Soundsystem". That's for a later trip to Norway I guess...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMzdSIz7us

[WorseBeforeBetter]

20. Now that reminds me of the Jesus grilled cheese sold on eBay.

Hmm, or was it the Virgin Mary? :P

I'm fortunate to have lived in the DC area with a number of excellent Turkish restaurants to choose from. I'm now in an area with (I think) two Turkish restaurants -- not nearly as good, but I'm happy to have them.

[Cha]

9. "Obama Go Home"! Now that's a new one.

Yeah, come on back Baracklava, Sweetie:*

Nice pic..looking out a car window on a rainy night in Istanbul~

[Clio the Leo]

13. If you think that's something.....

... tomorrow, I'm gonna go stage a protest march complete with signs and props and face paint only MY sign will read....

"Obama COME Home!!! ..... 'Cus Us Misses Yous!!!! <3 "

Care to join me?

[progressoid]

14. You can't back to Constantinople...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vankaSlfSr0

[cascadiance]

18. You beat me to it... Here's "They Might be Giants" version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roTE4htKJek

At least they weren't asking for impeachment of Obama. Here was my dream of how the Turks would have received Bush on a trip to Turkey...



Translations:

piç - pronounced "peach", means "bastard"..

im ... - means "sign of"

so, you might have these pronounced "Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!" Since each of these signs also are "bastard signs" either figuratively or literally!

[ellie]

15. Thanks

Now I have that song in my head.

[ensho]

16. pic. 11 is powerful - 2009 men in front of ancient wall carving

it would be interesting to read about the history of that wall weaving it in and among the 2009 men.

[BlooInBloo]

17. "Inspecting the instruments" - so THAT'S what we're calling it today?

:rofl:

[Phoonzang]

21. Yankee go home?

That's a bit more um....Confederate than I was expecting out of the Turkish communists. Not that I was really expecting anything out of them.