It’s not as if the ferries of Şehirhatları or Şirket-i Hayriye will always be cruising back and forth in the cool waters of the Bosphorus. This time, a cargo ship with its twin-stalked funnel is gliding quietly past Hisar…
The neighborhood of wooden houses inside Rumelihisarı has now been completely demolished. A deep silence reigns on this side of the walls. Has the fortress returned to its original state, or is it carrying the sadness of having lost the poor people it sheltered for so many years in those moments? Who knows…