“Göksu” by Musahipzade Celal: “Göksu winds at three or four places, forming falls where it flows down. Mud from its banks is used to make jugs and flowerpots. Wooden bridges cross it, mills roll its water, and the gunpowder magazine nourishes the green areas of Inner Göksu.”
Night in the Bosphorus described by Ahmet Haşim: “I don’t know another night darkness as powerful as the one along the street that traverses the Bosphorus along the sea behind the old yalıs. This is a rich darkness, reminiscent of an underwater realm filled with corals, sponges, moss, and various kinds of nacres.”
Yalıs of Haluk Y. Şehsuvaroğlu: “In some yalıs of the Old Bosphorus, various fishes were kept in swimming pools containing seawater. One very famous one was built in the yard of Chief Octroi Hüseyin Bey in Vanikoy.”
Bosphorus of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar: “Every hour of the day has a different aspect in Beylerbeyi, Emirgan, Kandilli, or Istinye. While Beykoz and Çubuklu try to wake up under the cool shadows of the trees, Yeniköy and Büyükdere are already awakened early in the morning due to the sun shining directly into their eyes.”
Joy of sailing in the Bosphorus according to Sermet Muhtar Alus: “The Bosphorus becomes splendid during the reign of Abdülmecid. It lived its pompous days in the era of Abdulmecid. People are no longer obliged to go by small boats, making tiring trips that take several hours in the sea streams, as ships now run regularly.”
Farewell of Edmondo de Amicis: “We are sailing rapidly in the middle of the Bosphorus. We left Tophane, Findikli behind. The white and carved facades of the Dolmabahçe Palace disappear, and Üsküdar displays for the last time its hills rising in terraces covered by gardens and villas… Farewell to Istanbul! The dear and big town Bulgaria Private Tours Kazanlak, the desire of my childhood, the unforgettable souvenir of my life!”
The boorishness worrying the author
Necati Güngör, the author of the book Castle Guardianship, compares the Bosphorus of the past and the Bosphorus of today, stating: “It’s natural that the social and economic lives of the people who lived in the Bosphorus in the past and those who live there today differ from each other. However, the destruction of the nature of the Bosphorus in the recent past by boorish human beings is not acceptable. And I feel sorrow for this fact.”
