Street Art for free in Istanbul - Kadiköy

Yet another hidden gem in the always surprising city of Istanbul is located on the Asian side, in Kadiköy. There, located in some in the first glimpse normal streets of a standard neighborhood of Istanbul, around almost every corner there is an impressive piece of street art to find. 

Backstreet Street Art

The street art in the backstreets of Kadiköy mainly features murals which have been painted during the Muralist Festival  2012 and 2013. For those who wonder what a mural is, a mural is is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. But now some of those impressive and marvelous murals should speak for themselves. Here are three out of eleven wall high murals, not counting all the graffitis which are to be found around the area. 


Occupy Antartica from B.Shanti of the artist collective "Captain Borderline". 

Elephant at Night by South African rooted artist Freddy Sam 

Resistencia by INTI, an artist based in Valparaíso, Chile. For everybody who wants to know more about INTI, here is an interesting interview in the Santiago Times.

 For everyone interested in how these impressive mural come to life check out this great video about how some of those murals were made.




More to see for free in Kadiköy

There is more to see in Kadiköy, so if you are there, make sure to check out afterwards or before the close-by Haydarpasa Railway Station. There is also a fascinating grave yard, Haydarpasa cemetery, up the hill behind Haydarpasa Station - many graves from the crimean war and also a memorial.And if you happen to be in Kadiköy on a Tuesday, there is supposedly the most beautiful and interesting flea market of Istanbul. Who is generally interest in this kind or market might want to take a look at the Antiques Market in Bomonti on Sundays. 

How to get there

As for the most places in Istanbul there are various option to get to Kadiköy, here are the most useful ones to get close to the Street Art:
Marmary to Ayrilikcesme, from Yenikapi, Sirkeci or Üskudar
Ferries leaving from Eminonü, Besiktas or Karaköy to Kadiköy, including a beautiful ride.
Metrobus from Mecidiyeköy/Sisli, Kasampasa, Eyüp to Sögütlücesme in Kadiköy

 Check out this map of Kadiköy Street Art, I marked all the murals there, and also the options of how to get there. 
Location: Istanbul, Türkei

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Top 3 free apps to get around in Istanbul

Image
Travel guide apps are not the only ones which make visiting a city more easy and relaxed. Also apps like dictionaries and guides for public transportations can be very helpful - for travelers and for locals. Here are three free apps which make it easy to get around and along in the beautiful city of Istanbul. With those one you will not get lost in Istanbul and find everything you want to see, while making your way back home. 3 Apps to easily get around in Istanbul Trafi Trafi Türkiye is probably the most useful app when it comes to finding the way by public transportation in Istanbul. And public transportation in this case covers bus, ferry, metrobus, metro/funicular, dolmuş and tram. Always there are multiple routes provided which allows to pick the most convenient one, without buses, with less walking, with ferries - you name it. Once you choose the route, it provides a listing of all the stops along the way with times, including any interchanges if necessary, a map of the jo...
Keep reading

Viewpoints Istanbul: Halic Metro Station

Image
One of my favorite viewpoints, and yet most of the times overseen by people, is the Halic Metro Station . Situated in the middle of a bridge crossing the Golden Horn the Station provides a great view up the Golden Horn and down to the Bosporus. Recently it also has two small passenger bridges at both ends inside of the station, which provide an even better view to all sides. Without the need to leave the station at all. Also the Halic Metro Station is a good starting point to explore Balat, Fener or to visit the Süleymaniye Mosque , probably the most beautiful mosque of Istanbul , which also provides a nice view.  View from Halic Metro Station Here are some pictures taken by me at the Metro Station to give you an idea why I think is one of the most stunning viewpoints in Istanbul, especially at night. The view goes from Eyüp with Pierre Loti over the Fatih and Süleymaniye mosque, the Yeni mosque down to Topkapi, the Galata Bridge and the Galata Tower. View from Halic Metro ...
Keep reading

Local Markets in Istanbul - not free but cheap

Image
This is the first post about something which is not free, but might save everybody some money. As local markets are by far the best option to buy fruits, vegetables and cheese cheap in Istanbul. Saying that it needs to be stated that the ones which are Organic Markets are relatively expensive in comparison to the normal ones, but they are still cheaper as all the organic supermarkets in Istanbul.  And at least the unique atmosphere of a more or less packed Turkish Market is for free and nevertheless priceless! List of Local Markets in Istanbul To provide a better overview here the markets sorted by days:  Monday Markets Bahcelievler - Next to Türk Böbrek Vakfi  Göztepe - Next to Selamicesme Özgürlük Park, starting at the Selamicesme railroad bridge Tuesday Markets Clothes Street Market in Istanbul Arnavutköy - Close to the Arnavutköy bus stop Bahcesehir - "Pazartürk", located between Bahcesehir and Esenkent Bakirköy - Zuhurat Baba, Karabal Avenue, ne...
Keep reading