MAYA,MD Hi, I’m Maya, from Makassar, Indonesian. A general practice,and I love photography, travelling, and blogging. Now, you read my journals in aboard, expecially in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the romantic city in world :)     My Banner Tumblr (3.0; @ayacomel)http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mda8qcyAop1qcgdr8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What I miss this place :*</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/35904904754http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/35904904754Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:25:54 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkqckvcGQ1r3jhfuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><strong>Hagia Sophia</strong></p> </blockquote>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/33568406983http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/33568406983Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:08:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb62gk19Hd1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb62gk19Hd1ruiex4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb62gk19Hd1ruiex4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb62gk19Hd1ruiex4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Souvenir from Turkey. </strong>My little souvenirs from Istanbul, Turkey. Just TL 1-4 or IDR 5.800-23.200. I bought it in Grand Bazzar,a big and famous market in Istanbul.<strong><br/></strong></p> <p>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Sony A550</p> <p>Taken in May, 7th 2012</p> <p>Taken on Makassar, Indonesia</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/32593912159http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/32593912159Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:32:40 -0400turkish handicraft<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb26yvo8St1rhgmaqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fiarachmatia.tumblr.com/post/32453168221/blue-mosque-istanbul">fiarachmatia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Blue Mosque, Istanbul</p> </blockquote>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/32457532227http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/32457532227Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:36:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mabns8NNpl1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Hippodrome,</strong> today named Sultanahmet Square, dates from the 3rd century AD. With a seating capacity of 30,000, it was used for sporting and political events, and it was decorated with obelisks and monuments. The 3500-year old Obelisk, Istanbul’s oldest monument, was brought from Egypt and installed by the Emperor Theodosius I in 390 AD.</p> <p>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April, 6th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31507965976http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31507965976Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:33:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mabn3kwCNx1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mabn3kwCNx1ruiex4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mabn3kwCNx1ruiex4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mabn3kwCNx1ruiex4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Night at <strong>Hagia Sophia</strong>. Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya) is a great architectural beauty and an important monument in Istanbul, Turkey.  Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum.  Hagia Sophia has always been the precious of its time.</p> <p>***<br/>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April, 6th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31506453766http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31506453766Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:59:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8e2gpZnm1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Turyol Bosphorus Cruises</strong> are more modern than the traditional ferries .The 1.5-hour TurYol cruise costs TL12, and brings you right back to the Galata Bridge and TurYol captains say “We stay close to the shore so you can see things better.”</p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Taken with Nikon S8200</span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Taken 0n April, tth 2012</span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</span></span></p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31450308314http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31450308314Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:07:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8e17Cq2f1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8e17Cq2f1ruiex4o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8e17Cq2f1ruiex4o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Istanbul Market, near Blue Mosque. </strong>This is my little way to go blue mosque. in side way, I see a lot of little markets<strong>. </strong>cheap but  I don’t have “lira” anymore :D just window shopping. <span class="st">not buying anything. :D</span></p> <p>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April, 6th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31448285924http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31448285924Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:03:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8dwtZIVY1ruiex4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8dwtZIVY1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8dwtZIVY1ruiex4o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma8dwtZIVY1ruiex4o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>The Topkapi Palace Museum</strong> <span class="st"> is a large palace in Istanbul,Turkey. </span>In 1924 it was turned into a museum at Atatiirk’s request. Situated on the acropolis, the site of the first settlement in Istanbul, it commands an impressive view of the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara. The palace is a complex surrounded by 5 km of walls and occupies an area of 700,000 sq. m at the tip of the historical peninsula.</p> <p><span class="st"><br/></span></p> <p>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April, 6th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31392637744http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/31392637744Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:48:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m76r6zgilU1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Yeni Camii *old version*</strong>. So, I will say that I love this photo. Good angle, good object.. :) and i tried to editing in Photoschape with another style.. like my imagine..</p> <p>photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken in Istanbul</p> <p>Taken on April 2012</p> <p>Taken with nikon S8200</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/27241379655http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/27241379655Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:59:23 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ocyyxHkCvm8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Enjoy the</span> <span class="hps">wonderful of </span><strong><span class="hps">blue</span> <span class="hps">mosque.</span></strong><span class="hps"> A beautiful mosque with a great </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">architecture in a good place, Istanbul.<br/></span></span></p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/23171246932http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/23171246932Wed, 16 May 2012 13:12:18 -0400videoyoutubeistanbulblue mosqueturkey<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3v7woSfPH1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3v7woSfPH1ruiex4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tickets for entering <strong>Topkapi Palace Museum and Hagia Sophia Museum</strong>, for Friday, April 6th 2012. Just tickets, but I love the design. Unique.  <span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Similar, but different place. </span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text"><span class="hps"><br/></span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">***</span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Taken with Nikon S8200</span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Taken 0n April, 6th 2012</span></span></p> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">Taken in Istanbul, Turkey<br/></span></span></p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22843877510http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22843877510Fri, 11 May 2012 11:48:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3r61cncBJ1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3r61cncBJ1ruiex4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Karden İnşaat Symbol İstanbul</strong> is a <span class="st">Real Estate, </span><span class="st">residence, busidence</span><span class="st"> in Istanbul, Turkey. More information, you can see in  </span><a href="http://www.symbolistanbul.com/">http://www.symbolistanbul.com/</a></p> <p>***<br/>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken in Turkish Airlines</p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April 5th 2012</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22710962487http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22710962487Wed, 09 May 2012 07:17:35 -0400Karden İnşaat Symbol İstanbul<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3r1g3If0T1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Turkish Handicraft</strong>. One of the cheapest handicraft in Turkey is wallet. Just 1 TL (about Rp.5800,-). the motif mostly about blue mosque, one of the most popular mosque in Istanbul.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Sony A550</p> <p>Taken in May, 7th 2012</p> <p>Taken on Makassar, Indonesia</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22708891850http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22708891850Wed, 09 May 2012 05:38:26 -0400Turkish Handicraft<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pk0sLQpK1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Baklava</strong> of Turkish origin and is the world’s favourite Turkish Dessert. It’s extremely delicious. The history of baklava, like that of many other foods, is not well documented. Though it has been claimed by many ethnic groups, the best evidence is that it is of Central Asian Turkic origin, but its current form was developed in the imperial kitchens (Ottoman Empire) of the Topkapı Palace (located in Istanbul).</p> <p>***</p> <p>Photo by<strong> Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Sony A550</p> <p>Taken on April 25th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Makassar, Indonesia</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22652225345http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22652225345Tue, 08 May 2012 10:24:00 -0400baklavaturkish food<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nuiv9bMI1ruiex4o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span class="st">Kalenderhane Mosque (Kalenderhane Camii) </span></strong><span> is a <span>church converted into a mosque</span> by</span><span> </span><span>the Ottomans. </span>the mosque is located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, in the picturesque neighborhood of Vefa, and lies immediately to the south of the easternmost extant section of the aqueduct of Valens, and less than one km to the southeast of the Vefa Kilise Mosque.</p> <p>Photo by<strong> Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April 7th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22591325135http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22591325135Mon, 07 May 2012 12:16:00 -0400turkeyistanbulKalenderhane Mosquetravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ghssOTJ31ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ghssOTJ31ruiex4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Bayezid Mosque</strong> is part of a large Islamic complex, The Sultan Bayezid II Complex built between 1501 and 1505. It’s located on the west of Grand Bazaar.</p> <p>It consists of a Quranic school, a Mosque, Soup-kitchen, public baths, madrasa, and the tombs of Bayezid II and Selçuk Hatun.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April, 7th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22325980607http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22325980607Thu, 03 May 2012 12:58:00 -0400istanbulmosqueturkeyBayezid Mosque<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ggkdX10d1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Yeni Camii (New Mosque)</strong>. Yeni means “New” in Turkish because it was a new mosque when it was built. The mosque was ordered by the Queen Mother (Safiye Sultan, mother of Mehmet III) but its construction lasted for 66 years between 1597-1663 because of interruptions such as financial problems, earthquakes, fires, and engineering problems in its foundations for being built just next to the water.</p> <p>The mosque is located in Eminonu neighborhood of Istanbul, right next to the Spice Market and Galata Bridge at the entrance of the Golden Horn.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Photo by <strong>Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April 7th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22324903275http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22324903275Thu, 03 May 2012 12:31:00 -0400istanbulmosqueturkeyYeni CamiiNew Mosque<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gfqvHFbG1ruiex4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Ortaköy Mosque</strong>. The true name is Grand Mosque of Abdulmecid. <span class="st">The mosque is located on the shores of the Bosphorus in Ortaköy district.</span> It was built in 1853 by the royal architect Nikogos Balyan.  The mosque is designed in Baroque style and has a fine location. It is composed of intimate rooms and a private area for the sultans. The wide and tall windows were designed to let in light from all around the Bosphorus.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aya06fkuh/7098039191/" title="Kota Istanbul dari Selat Boshorus by aya06fkuh, on Flickr"><img alt="Kota Istanbul dari Selat Boshorus" height="296" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/7098039191_2666c3476f.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p>***</p> <p>Photo by<strong> Maya</strong></p> <p>Taken with Nikon S8200</p> <p>Taken on April, 7th 2012</p> <p>Taken in Istanbul, Turkey</p>http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22324201749http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22324201749Thu, 03 May 2012 12:13:00 -0400Ortaköy Mosqueistanbulturkey““Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever, it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything” (Aaron Siskind)”http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22256397044http://ayacomel.tumblr.com/post/22256397044Wed, 02 May 2012 10:50:49 -0400