“I feel like I can breathe again” - Istanbulites rejoice as the city emerges from lockdown
- The coronavirus has had a strangely calming effect on Turkey’s economic and cultural hub, and as Istanbulites awoke on Monday, they found themselves rediscovering a city they had almost forgotten existed.
Mosques, coffee shops, restaurants and street food vendors were just some of the places closed over the last few months. They have only been able to reopen their doors this week. Bugra Tatar, the shop owner of Kava Coffee Roasting, in Istanbul’s Karakoy district, was relieved to swing open its doors.“The biggest worry is that we couldn’t pay the shop's rent and the salary of the employees,” said Tatar speaking toFortunately, until now, the business has been able to depend on online sales during the pandemic. It has kept it afloat and his staff employed.
Parks have seen white circles drawn up so that social interactions can occur safely without the risk of dangerous overcrowding. The faithful who still go to the mosques are no longer praying shoulder to shoulder but are now separated by 1.5 meters.Istanbul’s hobbyist fishermen, however, are again lining the shores of the Bosphorus with gusto.. He’s been fishing on the shores of Karakoy for more than two years.
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