By: Shao-Ying​​ | Illustration by: Samantha Mautner

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We created this book for a simple reason:

we wanted to show the world an Istanbul beyond the travel gloss. It was important to us to capture,

at street level, what we feel is the real city,

because the beautiful, ancient soul of this city is

what we have fallen in love with.

We also created this book to support the city’s

TNR program, inspired by what we saw and told

in the story. All proceeds from orders shipped

to Turkey are donated to local volunteer

supporting the TNR program there.

This allows the readers to enjoy this beautiful book

while contributing to a cause that matters.