I bought "My name is Red" by Orhan Pamuk - baykus / melisa recommended his book "Istanbul" too. also bought "From the steeple to the minaret: Living under the shadow of two cultures" by Hughette Eyuboglu. and "Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes" by Talat Sait Halman & Metin And
Taksim - Istanbul's city centre on European side. Istanbul, Turkey, 20/04/2008
more photos of Istanbul @ http://flickr.com/photos/aliak_com/tags/istanbul