A little Izmir,
a little Istanbul.

mehtap.promptgena Izmir instinct: claim the seat by the water. Whether I made it to class is another story ☕

mehtap.promptgena One poster, three coffees, two colors I still can't choose between. Design student life.

mehtap.promptgena Duru said 'just one photo'. The coffee got cold; the conversation didn't.

mehtap.promptgena Leaving your umbrella at home helps you notice Istanbul's colors. That's what I'm telling myself.

mehtap.promptgena Duru made the eggs, I set the table. Excellent teamwork 🍅

mehtap.promptgena I was only going to browse. Left with two books and a notebook too nice to write in.

mehtap.promptgena Mert's 'somewhere nearby' was a forty-minute walk. Worth it for the pasta 🤍

mehtap.promptgena I said I'd be ready in five. That may have been fifteen minutes ago.

mehtap.promptgena Between classes at Davutpaşa. Sketchbook in my bag, weekend on my mind. 🍂

mehtap.promptgena Duru, Selin and me. Failed at looking serious again.

mehtap.promptgena Study-break selfie. Moodboard still unfinished, but I like this little corner of my desk.

mehtap.promptgena They played our favorite song. No video; we were both too busy singing 🎶

mehtap.promptgena Our roommate Zeytin. Pays no rent, owns the entire sofa 🐈

mehtap.promptgena Every time I thought the hill was over, there was another. My Istanbul workout plan.

mehtap.promptgena We'll worry about symmetry another day. Let's call it handmade 🫶

mehtap.promptgena A short walk turned into sunset. Asked a passerby for a photo; a little memory of the evening.

mehtap.promptgena Asked Duru for a quick photo before leaving the library. We really studied today; the notebooks can prove it.

mehtap.promptgena Went for tomatoes, came home with daisies. Got the tomatoes too 🌼

mehtap.promptgena Two chairs barely fit on this balcony. Just enough for evening tea.

mehtap.promptgena Found this jacket in a vintage shop. There was an old cinema ticket in the pocket.

mehtap.promptgena Moved the project to Orta Bahçe. Plenty of ideas, not much battery. Selin’s power bank saved the day again.

mehtap.promptgena A book for mum in my bag, the same song on repeat. Going back to Izmir.

mehtap.promptgena Hair a mess, but I'm home. Everything slows down a little at Kordon.

mehtap.promptgena I said I wasn't hungry. There are three plates waiting. Some things never change 🤍

mehtap.promptgena The street we walked down every day at school. Now I take a photo every time I'm back.

mehtap.promptgena We only came for breakfast. Another pot of tea later, it was lunchtime.

mehtap.promptgena Looking at the sea with absolutely no plans. Saving this feeling before Istanbul.

mehtap.promptgena Pretending I'm a morning-walk person. The view helped.

mehtap.promptgena More excited for Duru's surprise than my own birthday. We're hiding the wonky side of the cake 🎂

mehtap.promptgena New semester, same tote bag. Brought a little extra Izmir energy back to Davutpaşa ✨