Taksim Square
Square at the heart of modern Istanbul, Turkey. In The Beekeeper of Aleppo Nuri walks it while he and Afra wait for weeks in a smuggler’s flat.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beekeeper of Aleppo: A Moving Testament to the Human Spirit | Christy Lefteri | journey waypoint | The long wait in Istanbul: a smuggler’s flat, the boy Mohammed, and walks around Taksim Square. |
The Beekeeper of Aleppo: A Moving Testament to the Human Spirit — Christy Lefteri (2019)
Source: The Beekeeper of Aleppo - A Moving Testament to the Human Spirit · Original · Readwise highlight
In the night, the wild dogs of Istanbul would call to one another across the city. And in the morning they rested under chairs and tables in front of the coffee shops on Taksim Square.
- Role: journey waypoint
- In the book: Nuri and Afra wait for weeks in a smuggler’s apartment in Istanbul until the weather allows a crossing to Greece. Nuri meets the boy Mohammed on the balcony, walks around Taksim Square and Istiklal Avenue, works at a car wash and reads Mustafa’s emails in an internet café.
- Why it matters: Istanbul is the longest pause on the journey and where Mohammed joins them; later Nuri compares Athens’s Victoria Square to it.