21 March 2005

More from days at The Marmara Pera. The Sabiha Gokcen portrait, minus the rainbow colours which I was advised to paint out in case some one might get upset. Wish I'd not listened to the advise....

7 Rainbow Dervis...

3 White Dervis which went to Koc Holding...
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The TRT building seen from The Marmara Pera window. I understood this building will be removed and as part of a new development...

Ortakoy Rainbow Bridge II now which went with Jak to Switzerland. One of my favourites, painted in an hour or so late one night and which I would have kept if I could have afforded to...

Ataturk Smiles which went to Koc Holding HQ, Istanbul.

Football. Hasan Sas should have bought Gol? Yeah!, but he didn't and it was later sold at auction.

The NPP painting station at The Marmara Pera...

12 March 2005

More visitors to The Marmara Pera.......

Turkish Animal Rights campaigners

Former Cutlural Minister Istemihan Taylan with Turkish actress Derya Baykal

"Ned, there'll never let you do it, but good luck!"

The Sabiha Gökçen portrait before it was suggested painting out the rainbow colours.

Eser Köse the photographer.

After the launch

The long and winding road of promoting, publicising, talking, presenting, persuading and basically being patient continues. We did not expect Rainbow Bridge to be implemented in the near future under the current government, but you never know! The irony is Rainbow Bridge would probably be a very positive and popular element for this government.

PEACE AT HOME, PEACE IN THE WORLD
YURTTA SULH, CIHANDA SULH

İstanbul? Yeah! 2005 The Launch

Friday 04 March 2005 saw the launch of Istanbul? Yeah! 2005 at The Marmara Pera and the on going promotion of Rainbow Bridge. As well as original artworks NPP presented our first range of Istanbul? Yeah! greeting cards and posters.

Kanal D

İzzet Oğuz

Gila Benmayor

Here comes the Mevlevi.
Go to Mevlevi @ Pera to see all the photos and learn more about Mevlana at NPP Mevlevi

Ned, Pera Manager Ata Eremsoy
& BASF GM Dr. Gerhard Schwarz.

Leyla Umar.