Street Art from Istanbul, Turkey

The first three pictures are of a display in the Besiktas district of street art from around Istanbul; the rest are a sample of the abundant street art around Istiklal Avenue, located in the historic Beyoglu district near Taksim Square in Istanbul.

Beautiful, intriguing, fascinating, but with a maze of cultural references and meanings unknown to a mere traveler. I would love to understand the meanings behind everything better: please comment and fill me on what everything means. And please tell me if anything is offensive, I mean no harm…

######Meta I, Istanbul, Turkey