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Last additions The Executioner's Fountain233 viewsThis may be the fountain where, as legend has it, the Sultan's executioner washed off his sword after lopping off a victim's head.Oct 11, 2019 The Spice Bazaar238 viewsUpon disembarking from the cruise boat, we visited this covered mall, which has been around since 1664. All kinds of spices, nuts, candies, etc., are sold here; Sandie emerged with a haul of various kinds of spices as well as Turkish Delights.Oct 10, 2019 Rüstem Pasha Mosque208 viewsNamed for the Grand Vizier and son-in-law of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, this mosque was designed by the great architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1563.Oct 10, 2019 Tower Yali273 viewsHouse with its own mini-minaret - or could it be a neighborhood mosque?Oct 10, 2019 Fixer-Upper221 viewsAn unusual sight in this upper-crust neighborhood - probably an old house in the process of being torn down and replaced with a new one.Oct 10, 2019 Maiden's Tower - Kiz Kulesi195 viewsAccessible only by boat, this tower on a tiny islet in the Bosphorus is a place of legend. It also has a restaurant where we would enjoy a farewell journey the following evening.Oct 10, 2019 Mihrimah Sultan Mosque192 views16th-century mosque in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul, on the Asian side. The older and smaller of two Istanbul mosques commissioned by Mihrimah, daughter of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent; the other is on the European side, in the Fatih district.Oct 10, 2019 Tall and Slender247 viewsIf you can't build out, build up.Oct 10, 2019 The Beylerbeyi Palace244 viewsOn the Asian side of the Bosphorus; used as a summer residence by the Sultan. (These guys had more palaces than they knew what to do with.)Oct 10, 2019 The High-Rent District222 viewsWe were assured that property values along the Bosphorus were some of the highest in the world. I don't doubt it, but one wonders about the consequences of sea-level rise for these elegant waterfront properties.Oct 10, 2019 Yali248 viewsWaterside houses like these are known as yali in Turkish. They are found on both sides of the Bosphorus but especially the Asian side. They are usually second homes for the very wealthy.Oct 10, 2019 Local Color246 viewsThis yali took the prize for having the most flamboyant color.Oct 10, 2019 1722 files on 144 page(s) 1 - 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 - 144 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => fd4e4e8dddd54addb22cd0db727c1fb0 [am] => 1 [liv] => Array ( [0] => 626 [1] => 1375 ) ) ========================== USER DATA: ------------------ Array ( [user_id] => 0 [user_name] => Guest [groups] => Array ( [0] => 3 ) [group_quota] => 0 [can_rate_pictures] => 1 [can_send_ecards] => 0 [can_post_comments] => 0 [can_upload_pictures] => 0 [can_create_albums] => 0 [pub_upl_need_approval] => 1 [priv_upl_need_approval] => 1 [access_level] => 3 [disk_max] => 0 [disk_min] => 0 [has_admin_access] => 0 [group_name] => Guests [can_create_public_albums] => 0 [can_see_all_albums] => 0 [group_id] => 3 [allowed_albums] => Array ( ) ) ========================== Queries: ------------------ Array ( [0] => SELECT name, value FROM cm_config [include/init.inc.php:177] (0.59 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (0.36 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = '6137721c48bc0cf9996cd1418a196923' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (0.69 ms) [3] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) AS disk_max, MIN(group_quota) AS disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) AS can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) AS can_send_ecards, MAX(can_post_comments) AS can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) AS can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) AS can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) AS has_admin_access, MAX(access_level) AS access_level, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) AS pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) AS priv_upl_need_approval FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:350] (0.27 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (0.28 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.2 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (0.2 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (0.41 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2025-10-13 04:46:45' [include/init.inc.php:448] (1.73 ms) [9] => SELECT null FROM cm_banned WHERE ('216.73.216.211' LIKE ip_addr OR '' LIKE ip_addr ) AND brute_force=0 LIMIT 1 [include/init.inc.php:464] (0.67 ms) [10] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE (1 AND visibility != 0 AND visibility != 10000 AND visibility NOT IN (3)) [include/functions.inc.php:1110] (0.45 ms) [11] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' [include/functions.inc.php:1614] (0.26 ms) [12] => SELECT r.pid, r.aid, filepath, filename, url_prefix, pwidth, pheight, filesize, ctime, r.title, r.keywords, r.votes, pic_rating, hits, caption, r.owner_id, user1, user2, user3, user4 FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' ORDER BY ctime ASC, pid ASC LIMIT 750 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1630] (73.81 ms) [13] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (5.73 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => lastup [cat] => 0 [page] => 81 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiJmZDRlNGU4ZGRkZDU0YWRkYjIyY2QwZGI3MjdjMWZiMCI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6MzoibGl2IjthOjI6e2k6MDtzOjM6IjYyNiI7aToxO3M6NDoiMTM3NSI7fX0= [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => 7c0d7b864e1f654734b36810db6ffbae ) ==========================