TURKEYTatvan – Train Writing & Yard Graffiti – International Wagon Collection
Tatvan is located at an altitude of 1690 meters on Lake Van in the eastern Turkish province of Bitlis and has around 79,000 inhabitants. Railroad lines also run past the north side of the town and there are sidings for freight wagons. Trains from Eastern Europe arrive here time and again, bringing more than just loaded goods. The wagons are often decorated with great graffiti that has traveled thousands of kilometers across the countries. A moving gallery.
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Kad?köy – ?clal Karabekir Graffiti Wall – Urban Art Gallery
In the Kad?köy district of Istanbul on the southern part of the city you can find a long urban art wall at ?clal Karabekir Street, which is located between the Erenköy and Suadiye train station. Along that road there are several artworks, but especially around the crossing with Açelya Street is a real spray hot spot with magnificent creations. The area gets frequently visited and decorated by several local artists but also from abroad. The exact location of the artworks is on ?clal Karabekir around house number 11.
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Painter Ali Zülfikar – Terrified Faces – Emotional Drawings in big Size
Faces speak volumes. From the facial expressions and behavior of the people one can read very easily emotional expressions, but we perceive this mostly in dynamic movement. Reading a life story from an image is already more difficult. Here it is also up to the respective creator to design or record the whole accordingly. The Turkish-born painter Ali Zülfikar is master in this field.
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Alanya – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
Alanya is located on the central Turkish Mediterranean coast, on the Turkish Riviera, and has around 364.000 inhabitants. A famous beach in the town is named „Cleopatra“ because this Egyptian queen is said to have bathed here a few thousand years ago. Also worth seeing is the huge cliff fortress Alanya Kalesi from the Seljuk period, which is now an open-air museum. There are also historical buildings from the Ottoman heyday with the typical red tiled roofs, as well as the octagonal K?z?l Kule, a symbol of the city from 1226. Of course there is also urban art here, from big murals to smaller creations, also colourful installations or magnificent pirate boats.
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S??ac?k – Seferihisar District – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
S??ac?k is a small coast town with around 3900 inhabitants and belongs to the bigger municipality Seferihisar in the province of Izmir. It is located in the Turkish Aegean region and is popular for vacations because of its beautiful beaches and the chilled out area. The whole coastline is quite nice, but especially S??ac?k in particular is an idyllic retreat and offers relaxed cafés and cozy hotels. Especially these overnight accommodations and the little alleys around them are partly decorated with beautiful urban art and local artists, as well as the homeowners, have created great murals here.
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Edirne – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
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Foça – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
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Gazipa?a – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
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