Close to where I lived in Istanbul there was this 1st floor balcony where someone had copied Millet's famous painting "The Gleaners" on the wall. It made me smile every time I passed the building. Sometimes the man who lived there - maybe in his late 60s - sat in front of the painting, enjoying the sun, watching the odd passer-by. I often met his eye, but never approached to ask whether it was him who'd made the painting. Not that I was shy. Sometimes I just do not want to know, because the mystery feels more appealing. In hindsight, I probably should have tried to make a photo of that scene.
There was another wall-painting that I also loved. It's a well-known character of a famous Turkish cartoonist, the late Latif Demirci. That one I didn't want to let slip. On a grim day during Covid and amidst the economic crisis, I made this photo.
There is one nuance I should explain for the non-Turkish speaking reader. The street sign on the right, which is actually only half of the complete street name, reads "Palace Street".