Wooden houses in Istanbul, Turkey

On the trip from Greece to Istanbul, we were lucky to have found a good marina, Atakoy, right on the outskirts of the city. On our walks, we tried to discover the older parts of the city, where tourists don't usually visit. Down near the sea shore, we wandered into this old neighborhood, where the houses were built in the Turkish style with over-hanging stories. When the people in the houses saw us take out the cameras, they quickly disappeared. Why the houses didn't fall down amazed us, but they all were inhabited. Notice the electric and telephone lines draped from house to house.