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Recordist's notes
If Istanbul is an organism, the streets of Istanbul are the veins of the city. Its blood pressure is very low though. The vehicles are slow and bulky, the roads are often narrow and clogged. The bus, a major corpuscle, is waiting to get entirely packed with passengers, so that all capacities are fully in use. You will find a very complex and dense cell structure in the interior of the vehicle. Once you cannot move anymore, the bus may go on its way.
About the place
Üsküdar is a city of about 524,452 people in Istanbul, Turkey. OttoAnna lists 24 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Istanbul, Besşiktaş, football fans watching the derby
Üsküdar, Turkey
Quiet details at night
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Sounds of unknown professions, boza vendour
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Istanbul, thunderstorm approaching the city
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RIOT/ istanbul istiklal street
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Antrepo. Walk to roof
Üsküdar, Turkey
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Universität Potsdam, Campus Golm, Mensa, das große Blabla
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Sources & credits
- “Istanbul, Besşiktaş, bus waiting to get packed” by Adi W – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0