Turkey: A Colorful Country, Literally

Fresh painted.

Rainbow Stairs Frenzy

I have come to the conclusion that AKP (the ruling party led by Mr Erdogan) will not be able to govern Turkey even if they manage to seize a majority in the parliament after 2014 elections. They simply derailed; there is no other word to describe it.

After Beyoglu governor claimed colorful stairs would not make anyone happy and painted the Findikli stairs back to grey, everyone grabbed a can of paint and a brush and colorful stairs, sidewalks and what not (use your imagination) have begun to pop up all around Turkey. Here are a few pictures from rainbow stairs frenzy:

Diyarbakir - Sanat St.

Cihangir-Ist.

Kuzguncuk-Ist.

Urfa

LGBT has just declared "Pride Week" and we are waiting the expected reaction of Turkish government: unleashing the police, any minute from now.

Grey is the New Orange

Well, it did not last long. Erdogan's governor quickly repainted it, back to grey. At this very moment governor Ahmet Misbah Demircan is just on TV, explaining why grey is the new orange and how he hates to see smiling faces.

#direnmerdiven

Stairs That Make You Smile

People following Karaköy Findikli Cihangir route grab their phones to capture an image these days: A colorful stairs painted with the colors of rainbow.

No, it was not an LGBT event. The stairs were painted by a 64 year old retired engineer Hüseyin Çetinel. It took him a week to clean and paint them. Reason? He wanted to make passers by smile! If you are near by, go have a look and test if he succeeded.