Wings of the Storm

"Like a fire forever burning,
A flaming heart that's yearning, more an' more
A love to keep you warm
On the wings of the storm.."

Whitesnake, Slip of the Tongue ('89), Wings of the Storm

The Dawn

"No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn"

James -Jim- Douglas Morrison.

if you tolerate this..

The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
So if I can shoot rabbits
Then I can shoot fascists

Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder

And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next

Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain

Holes in your head today
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas
But not with real intent

And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next

And on the street tonight an old man plays
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days

And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next

'} Manic Street Preachers {'

(Photographed at Auschwitz II, Birkenau, Poland)

poles apart

Shot at Atatürk's Mosoleum, Ankara, Turkey. This one reminds me the song:

Did you know...it was all going to go so wrong for you
And did you see it was all going to be so right for me
Why did we tell you then
You were always the golden boy then
And that you'd never lose that light in your eyes

Hey you...did you ever realise what you'd become
And did you see that it wasn't only me you were running from
Did you know all the time but it never bothered you anyway
Leading the blind while I stared out the steel in your eyes

The rain fell slow, down on all the roofs of uncertainty
I thought of you and the years and all the sadness fell away from me
And did you know...

I never thought that you'd lose that light in your eyes..

'} Pink Floyd {'

destination: extermination

The main gate of the largest Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp.

They were transported here in wagons, during the transportation some died, helped Nazis in their own extermination.

In gas chambers, more people could be fit in when their arms are up, small children were thrown into the space between the ceiling and the hands.
Doors were closed..
Gas..
Screams..
Silence..

There..
The scream of silence..
I could hear..
..

(Birkenau - Auschwitz II, Oswiecim, Poland)

everland

Auschwitz, Poland, German Nazi Concentration and Extermanition Camp

Translation of these three german words is in fact takes longer than one can think:

"Suffering, pain, humiliation, torture, hunger, poison, zyklon B, extermination, flames make one free (eternally).. "

A song in the name of all killed there:

Oooooooo ooo ooo ooooh
Did you see the frightened ones
Did you hear the falling bombs
Did you ever wonder
Why we had to run for shelter
When the promise of a brave new world
Unfurled beneath a clear blue sky
Oooooooo ooo ooooo oooh
Did you see the frightened ones
Did you hear the falling bombs
The flames are all long gone
But the pain lingers on
Goodbye blue sky
Goodbye blue sky
Goodbye
Goodbye..

'} Pink Floyd {'

lost... and found again...

once you're lost in the dark..
then you come into a bright day..
a road
like the life itself..

Sympathy

across a glance like this
what can anyone do
other than smiling back..

(Castle of Ankara)

Smyrna, Pier, Aegean Sea...

Life: Finding a direction and walking along it (or?)...

City of Angels

Angels are untouchable, unseen..
Can't be photographed even.. (or can be..)

I put off my coat, missing the times when we used to welcome the sunlight at the dawn, by the seashore..

'}{'

Irem, a half-crazy and restless friend. Fun to have her around :)
Yesterday we took the way to Iassos and Bodrum, to travel, to eat shrimps, calamary and mussels.. A very usual summer weekend for Izmir residents..
I hope the people in Istanbul do not envy of us.. :)

black night

Black night is not right,
I don't feel so bright,
I don't care to sit tight.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line,
That I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home...

Deep Purple lyrics: "Black Night"

early morning

"Sabaha Karşı" meaning: "early morning" released May 28th, 2007
the ones who love "üçnoktabir"
the ones who love rock,
the ones who love Turkish alternative rock
the ones who love 80's and 90's,
the ones who love "caring" and "rebellion"
the ones who love being "outspoken" and the sound of electric guitar,

please be informed..

maybe..

This picture goes with a song of Emre Aydın, "Belki Birgün Özlersin". I am lost in translation. Any help would be appreciated much. For the lyrics in Turkish, please take a look at:
http://ozbakan-turkce.blogspot.com

tension

It's the law of nature, when a tension arises, sooner or later something happens to relieve it.
This is also true for the human nature.
It is important not to destroy surroundings during the release process.
I wish everyone would have an internal lightning conductor.

1/30th of a second

photography is like magic sometimes, an image like this can never be seen by the naked eye..
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I'm comin' back for more
Out of a black and white world
Past a shooting star
The beauty of speed
See the colors changing

by Tori Amos

hey you!

Hey you!
Don't help them to bury the light..
Don't give in,
Without a fight..

'} Pink Floyd {'

Especially meaningful these days, our secular republic needs to be guarded by us.
The big sarcasm: this photo was shot at Mosoleum of Atatürk, Anıtkabir, Ankara..

mother

Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?
Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Ooh ah,
Mother, should I build the wall?

Mother, should I run for president?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mama, will they put me in the firing line?
Ooh ah,
Is it just a waste of time

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry.
Mamma's gonna make all of your nightmares come true,
Mamma's gonna put all of her fears into you,
Mamma's gonna keep you right here, under her wing.
She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing,
Mamma's gonna keep baby cosy and warm.
Oooh babe, Oooh babe, Oooh babe,
Of course Mamma's gonna help build the wall.

Mama, do you think she's good enough, for me?
Mama, do you think she's dangerous, to me?
Mama, will she tear your little boy apart?
Ooh ah,
Mother, will she break my heart?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry.
Mamma's going to check out all your girlfriends for you,
Mamma won't let anyone dirty get through,
Mamma's gonna wait up until you get in.
Mamma will always find out where you've been,
Mamma's gonna keep baby healthy and clean.
Oooh babe, Oooh babe, Oooh babe,
You'll always be baby to me.

Mother, did it need to be so high?

'} Pink Floyd {'

breathe

Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don't be afraid to care.
Leave but don't leave me.
Look around and choose your own ground.

Long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be..

'} Pink Floyd {'

REVOLUTION : DEVRİM

This word was written in flames to my university's stadium (METU: Middle East Technical University, Ankara DC, Türkiye) around 35 years ago, and although several attemps have been made, can never be erased thereafter.. Thanks to biochemists, the paint always reacts with whatever re-painted on.. (??and/or maybe the students and professors who do have the real METU spirit kept it existent??)