# ![@patyale Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::123644787.png) @patyale Pat Yale

Pat Yale posts on X about istanbul, london, four seasons, turkey the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  21.3% [countries](/list/countries)  18.52% [finance](/list/finance)  8.33% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  3.7% [ncaa football](/list/ncaa-football)  1.85% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  0.93%

**Social topic influence**
[istanbul](/topic/istanbul) 16.67%, [london](/topic/london) 3.7%, [four seasons](/topic/four-seasons) 3.7%, [turkey](/topic/turkey) 2.78%, [lack of](/topic/lack-of) 1.85%, [money](/topic/money) 1.85%, [greece](/topic/greece) 1.85%, [hotels](/topic/hotels) 1.85%, [france](/topic/france) 1.85%, [paris](/topic/paris) 1.85%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"My Following Miss Bell: Travels Around Turkey in the Footsteps of Gertrude Bell was published by Trailblazer Publications in September [----]. Copies available from UK bookshops Trailblazer website or Amazon. In #Trkiye from German Bookshop on stiklal Caddesi Pandora & Homer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1706052853712716008)  2023-09-24T21:07Z [----] followers, 37K engagements


"Especially love pic of how Galata Bridge area looked in [----] year before my second visit to #stanbul. nl fotoraf Mick Yates'in objektifinden stanbul'da gnlk yaam [----] https://t.co/ALKBmanBgL nl fotoraf Mick Yates'in objektifinden stanbul'da gnlk yaam [----] https://t.co/ALKBmanBgL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/2020838087878975842)  2026-02-09T12:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Had assumed the angels and (7) statues of Hermes adorning old #Bykdere skelesi were modern but am told they were added during period when British were occupying #Istanbul after First World War and it was used as officers club"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/2021613829541519779)  2026-02-11T15:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@fromoldturkey There seem so few people. And no tourists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/2021652548063797430)  2026-02-11T18:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Travelling is being turned into bureaucratic nightmare. This from the UK is ridiculous. If being dual national is allowed what difference does it make which of [--] nationalities' passports is used As for [---] for certificate of entitlement words fail me https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/13/dual-nationals-denied-entry-to-uk-british-passport-border-control https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/13/dual-nationals-denied-entry-to-uk-british-passport-border-control"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/2022363545212424224)  2026-02-13T17:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Been up today to visit monument to martyrs of [--] July [----]. Designed by Hilmi Senalp. I found it lovely. #stanbul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/2022378660133499252)  2026-02-13T18:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"#Cuba used to be a great cause of the left. Why so silent now as it is literally starved into submission to US will by lack of fuel https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/15/cuba-crisis-oil-shortage-venezuela-donald-trump-havana https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/15/cuba-crisis-oil-shortage-venezuela-donald-trump-havana"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/2022922886106030103)  2026-02-15T06:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Seda_Ozen tells lost story behind the beautiful Vlora Han at #Sirkeci. Seems to have been designed by Guilio Mongeri for Nureddin Bey Vlora in c.1903. May it one day be as beautifully restored as the Casa Botter. Vlora Han'n mimarn kefettim "Giulio Mongeri" na ettiren ise Nureddin Bey. 1903'te Art Nouveau "tarz- cedid" (yeni tarz) olarak adlandrlm Ad I.Ulusal Mimari ile zdeleen Giulio Mongeri'nin lkemizin en gzel Art Nouveau yaplarndan birine imza atm oluu ne ho https://t.co/2Nla95nHGW Vlora Han'n mimarn kefettim "Giulio Mongeri" na ettiren ise Nureddin Bey. 1903'te Art Nouveau "tarz- cedid""  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/2023038333732196440)  2026-02-15T14:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"And the Home Office hits another bull's-eye - refusing to return NHS surcharge paid for a woman who died before reaching UK Come on @YvetteCooperMP. Under Labour such things really shldn't still be happening. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/30/man-criticises-home-office-for-keeping-visa-fee-of-wife-who-died-before-reaching-uk https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/30/man-criticises-home-office-for-keeping-visa-fee-of-wife-who-died-before-reaching-uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1939637297818874056)  2025-06-30T10:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What Labour desperately needs is really good cooms person. They HAVE done things Labour Party members want but it all gets drowned out in contentious stuff pushed by right-wing media. Throw some money at getting right person please https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/04/labour-rachel-reeves-prime-minister-treasury-country-leadership https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/04/labour-rachel-reeves-prime-minister-treasury-country-leadership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1941071720586313985)  2025-07-04T09:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"And now the govt thinks supporters of Palestine Action shld be treated in the same way as these very real terrorists. In what world. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/06/iraq-war-made-extremists-of-people-ex-police-terrorism-chief-looks-back-at-77 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/06/iraq-war-made-extremists-of-people-ex-police-terrorism-chief-looks-back-at-77"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1941894577943695559)  2025-07-06T16:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"".a little bit less talking about the G7 a little bit more about groceries". So obviously what is needed it's amazing that those at top of Labour don't see it more clearly. Rents mortgages utilities food - they are what worry most voters most. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/09/014-labour-mps-call-on-starmer-to-focus-on-radical-ideas-to-lowering-cost-of-living-election-voters https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/09/014-labour-mps-call-on-starmer-to-focus-on-radical-ideas-to-lowering-cost-of-living-election-voters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1943247817440407788)  2025-07-10T09:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Good to hear of a direct seasonal train from Munich to Ancona because from Ancona you can get a ferry to Greece Croatia and Albania. Not too many hotels in #Ancona though as I remember. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jul/10/classic-rail-routes-through-alps-reopen-austria-switzerland-italy https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jul/10/classic-rail-routes-through-alps-reopen-austria-switzerland-italy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1943257708380975296)  2025-07-10T10:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MaecanasVivamus To dollar or pound TL well over [--] to pound now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1943466254591050117)  2025-07-11T00:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@campbellclaret BBC complely losing plot. News At Six ran piece tonight purportedly about why cost of all-inclusive hols has risen sharply in Spain/Cyprus/Trkiye - then offered no reasons beyond general rising air fares and ran series of vox pops in which ppl made random irrelevant comments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1943491400722534559)  2025-07-11T02:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@PeterStefanovi2 So I shld hope. On a par with Blair liberalising gambling - and look how well that went"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1943575959128395904)  2025-07-11T07:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Glistening beneath a new coat of whitewash & some essential repairs the elegant First National Architecture blding opposite Karaky ferry terminal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1943974084481577099)  2025-07-12T10:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SimonCalder Easiest would seem to be one piece of actual cabin baggage of dimensions just agreed by EU as well as a normal handbag/small backpack of type used in everyday life to carry essentials - wallet/phone charger/book/water bottle etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1945822065136693380)  2025-07-17T12:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@campbellclaret @Nigel_Farage @EdwardJDavey And there he'll be on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg this weekend when there is so little other political coverage on Sats & Suns. Won't be watching. We saw how media helped to make Trump by giving him endless air space. No lessons learned at all IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1945833683459399865)  2025-07-17T13:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"V odd piece that doesn't mention Israel's interference in Druze areas of #Syria. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/18/its-impossible-to-tell-who-is-killing-us-four-days-of-violence-end-with-hundreds-dead-in-southern-syria https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/18/its-impossible-to-tell-who-is-killing-us-four-days-of-violence-end-with-hundreds-dead-in-southern-syria"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1946173290348720528)  2025-07-18T11:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@joakial_ It's a great idea especially for things like power tools where there really is no need for every individual to own their own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1946578346965348353)  2025-07-19T14:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Wld be great to think our leaders wld spend summer months reconsidering their apparently blind determination to try and bring back economic happiness by attacking those w/least rather than wealthy. France apparently trying same approach. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/20/the-guardian-view-on-europes-failing-economic-orthodoxy-social-contracts-cannot-be-renewed-through-cuts https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/20/the-guardian-view-on-europes-failing-economic-orthodoxy-social-contracts-cannot-be-renewed-through-cuts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1947264173563367844)  2025-07-21T11:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@matruskaninhici I'd rather see almost any reuse of old buildings than their just being abandoned to their fate. The old banliy train stations seem ideal for cafes to me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1947741672391270668)  2025-07-22T19:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This doesn't seem to have got as much attention as perhaps it shld have - US has just deported non-nationals to South Sudan and Eswatini countries with which they have no links. Now thinking to do same with Palau. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/eswatini-petition-us-deportees https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/eswatini-petition-us-deportees"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1947990715746668808)  2025-07-23T12:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"#Eurostar badly needs competition. Recently paid more to travel from London to Paris (171) in their care than did for second-cheapest BA flight from Istanbul to London (166). Makes absolutely no sense. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eurostar-calls-for-credible-channel-rail-strategy-as-monopoly-decision-looms https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eurostar-calls-for-credible-channel-rail-strategy-as-monopoly-decision-looms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1947991351007555721)  2025-07-23T12:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"To say that I am disappointed with the UK govt's approach to #Gaza is an understatement. @owenjonesjourno nails it precisely. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/britain-ministers-david-lammy-israel-gaza-palestine-justice https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/britain-ministers-david-lammy-israel-gaza-palestine-justice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1948346251683983856)  2025-07-24T11:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@matruskaninhici To make it worse the entire station + the small park in front are now enclosed behind metal hoardings for the foreseeable future for some mega makeover project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1948721577018675594)  2025-07-25T12:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@matruskaninhici #Sirkeci Station was where my Following Miss Bell book about #gertrudebell's travels in Turkey started and ended so I feel particularly upset that can no longer see the lovely building when heading to Marmaray"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1948722046596255844)  2025-07-25T12:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Dont understand decision to scrap #ubuklu-#stinye car ferry next week. Seems a really useful service even if not profitable. Public service Beykoz kamuoyunda oluan tepkileri dikkate almayan BB ubuklu stinye Arabal Vapur hattn [--] Temmuz itibaryla kesin olarak kaldryor. https://t.co/EJTMDnxc2X Beykoz kamuoyunda oluan tepkileri dikkate almayan BB ubuklu stinye Arabal Vapur hattn [--] Temmuz itibaryla kesin olarak kaldryor. https://t.co/EJTMDnxc2X"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1948813926054936707)  2025-07-25T18:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SimonCalder Quick correction - our firefighters died in PROVINCE of Bursa not in the city. As for normal in Istanbul city is unusually empty as population flees to holiday homes by sea (though still lines for Ayasofya etc)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1949822364222419296)  2025-07-28T13:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"When my mother died recently I saw statements for small no of shares she had inherited from my father. In each case they had been decreasing in value for years. Had I been advising her I would have said sell & put in cash ISA https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/29/rachel-reeves-save-less-to-invest-policy-brilliant-or-disaster https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/29/rachel-reeves-save-less-to-invest-policy-brilliant-or-disaster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1950164683526164540)  2025-07-29T12:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Staggering - 41% of the [---] 'individuals' arrested for taking part in the violent events after Stockport attack last year had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/domestic-violence-crime-abusers-southport-protest https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/domestic-violence-crime-abusers-southport-protest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1950171527699177909)  2025-07-29T12:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Had missed this story about increasing number of migrants arriving in Crete from Libya. Nor had I read before that Greece had suspended asylum claims for ppl taking that route. Hard to see what else they could frankly. https://www.euronews.com/2025/07/11/greek-parliament-passes-suspension-of-asylum-claims-for-african-migrants-despite-criticism https://www.euronews.com/2025/07/11/greek-parliament-passes-suspension-of-asylum-claims-for-african-migrants-despite-criticism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1950527564264415527)  2025-07-30T12:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@sm9eb Doubt the Met made it but presume it is actually up in London as elderly ppl have indeed been being arrested for supporting a newly proscribed terrorist organisation (ie one that is protesting Israeli action in Gaza). World gone insane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1950601836387267018)  2025-07-30T16:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@megancoyne23 In # Trkiye we are used to trees giving way to great expanses of concrete but almost impossible to believe this cld have been done to famous Rose garden"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1951667813417996390)  2025-08-02T15:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"#Caturday Roll up roll up tomatoes going cheap (ish). Istanbul today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1951699141718945809)  2025-08-02T17:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Artemisfornow That seems like a very bad idea. Allotments give ppl a lot of pleasure provide patches of greenery for everyone and enable some city-dwellers to grow some of their own food"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1952374571878719759)  2025-08-04T14:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Here's a question for all the Ottoman experts out there. Four Seasons Bosphorus is always said to have been home of Atik Paa - but I can't find any references to a C19th Atik Paa. Can anyone help with this @onderkayaistan1 @pinar__erkan @mehmet_dilbaz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1953589684342239517)  2025-08-07T22:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@onderkayaistan1 @pinar__erkan @mehmet_dilbaz Thanks nder. That's conclusion I came to too so don't know where story that Four Seasons Bosphorus was Atik Paa Yal came from. Looks as if may have been built for senior staff from raan Palace but seems rather grand for that. Very odd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1953780940028744075)  2025-08-08T11:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ArifOguz12 @onderkayaistan1 @pinar__erkan @mehmet_dilbaz Very odd that Four Seasons Bosphorus is always said to be ex-home of Atik Paa when it's C19th building. Wonder when that name was first attached to building Seems like it must be wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1953781527440974185)  2025-08-08T11:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"In theory the peace deal signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan should open up a new route from Trkiye into Azerbaijan overland. Let's see what happens next. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/azerbaijan-and-armenia-sign-peace-deal-at-white-house-that-creates-a-trump-route-in-region https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/azerbaijan-and-armenia-sign-peace-deal-at-white-house-that-creates-a-trump-route-in-region"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954183377352896931)  2025-08-09T14:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CarlCastro_USC @PeterStefanovi2 Especially for the elderly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954190630394974558)  2025-08-09T14:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Maureen11199440 @PeterStefanovi2 Wait until you're 70"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954191915672297787)  2025-08-09T14:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@PeterStefanovi2 What most gets me is the onward or return ticket. Completely rules out choice of serendipity which has guided my entire travelling life. If you have the money to pay + valid documentation why shld you be forced to say where you're going to be every single day ahead of time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954192949127881012)  2025-08-09T14:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Maureen11199440 @PeterStefanovi2 Not disputing sensibleness of travel insurance but not everyone 70+ can afford cost even though they may still be perfectly fit enough to travel. It's all bloody #Brexit. Will never forgive Johnson et al for this and other obstacles placed in way of British travellers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954195583314358436)  2025-08-09T14:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Maureen11199440 @PeterStefanovi2 No one in my travelling life has ever asked me to prove I had insurance. A British passport was pretty much seen as a guarantee actual insurance something we chose to take out or not depending on our personalities. Thanks #Brexiters. Again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954209507111801007)  2025-08-09T15:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@rbromer @PeterStefanovi2 Latter seems to be becoming the situation in UK too as friend of mine recently arrested for holding a placard. Frankly amazed that case of Brits denied vote in referendum but stripped of their rights regardless has not been brought at ECHR. Were I a billionaire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954469974635884853)  2025-08-10T09:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"In my Lonely Planet guidebook-writing days in 1990s a reliable cheap eatery in #Sultanahmet was Doy Doy. Just wandered past en route to wedding. Out rushed owner whos been in business for around [--] years weathering a myriad economic storm to say hello & catch up on news. 😀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954494403474522584)  2025-08-10T10:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Read this and think please before it's too late what authoritarianism is and how quickly it can take root. If a LABOUR govt can arrest its citizens for carrying placards. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/11/leeds-teenager-china-chloe-cheung-democracy-protest-hong-kong https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/11/leeds-teenager-china-chloe-cheung-democracy-protest-hong-kong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954879389306597877)  2025-08-11T12:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"'.the most dangerous person in the Trump administration' https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/rfk-jr-trump-vaccine-research-avian-flu https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/rfk-jr-trump-vaccine-research-avian-flu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954896615594217692)  2025-08-11T13:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In this piece in which film critics pick the film that best defines their country Esin Kktepepnar chose Ylmaz Gney's Umut (Hope) to represent #Trkiye. Any other thoughts @Istanbulsinema https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/10/world-cinema-tie-xi-qu-wild-tales-nairobi-half-life-lagaan https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/10/world-cinema-tie-xi-qu-wild-tales-nairobi-half-life-lagaan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1954907378853216571)  2025-08-11T14:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"See @pollytoynbee as usual cheering on idea of slashing triple-lock that only attempts to raise abysmal level of UK pension. How about a) raising age that civil servants draw pension from [--] or [--] or b) raising age of bus passes etc to actual pension age https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/12/left-right-agree-taxes-rise-labour-rachel-reeves-wealth-tax https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/12/left-right-agree-taxes-rise-labour-rachel-reeves-wealth-tax"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1955254385300173010)  2025-08-12T13:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Let his words be his legacy. RIP Anas al-Sharif. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/anas-al-sharif-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-gaza-israeli-airstrike https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/anas-al-sharif-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-gaza-israeli-airstrike"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1955254719028330502)  2025-08-12T13:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@BarbaraNadel On my travels I've been robbed in Paris stanbul Bogota Australia (a Sydney hostel I think) and on Mt Vesuvius. Narrowly avoided theft in Quito. Turned over by taxi drivers in Athens and Managua. Crime can happen anywhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1955590468378755555)  2025-08-13T11:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@CarlBovisNature Egyptian geese seem to be big winners from climate change I think. When I was a child in London you only saw them in St Jamess Park. Now theyre everywhere on Thames"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1956169590792192305)  2025-08-15T01:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Do so agree on need to let best English-speakers do talking today. Part of problem w/that awful WH ambush of Zelenskyy was that he shld have been speaking through interpreter who cld deal with nuance etc. Good enough understanding won't hack it here. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/18/washington-summit-ukraine-donald-trump-europe-russia https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/18/washington-summit-ukraine-donald-trump-europe-russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1957414731662201041)  2025-08-18T12:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@seatsixtyone Thunder in Istanbul yesterday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1957518548630122549)  2025-08-18T19:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@RomeInTheEast @profdrakyurek When Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts was restored slightly traces of Hippodrome were uncovered & can be seen. Used to be a piece of bleacher in grounds of Sultanahmet Cami. Then suddenly it vanished"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1958592653832200610)  2025-08-21T18:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Officialdom always behind general public but UN experts finally declare man-made famine in #Gaza. Now DO something world leaders please. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/22/ipc-declares-famine-gaza-city https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/22/ipc-declares-famine-gaza-city"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1958840030052397250)  2025-08-22T10:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@seatsixtyone Will photograph machine and send to you although someone else is suggesting that this only applies to Turks and not foreign visitors who get charged anyway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1960426028003999808)  2025-08-26T19:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"You mean this mattress WASNT put on pavement just for my comfort #Istanbul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1960444654714839426)  2025-08-26T20:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Couple of days ago saw gate of St Marys church in #Yeniky open so popped in for look. Startled to find its lovely bell tower made of metal iron presumably"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1960478817593512001)  2025-08-26T23:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tuna watching off the Cornish coast I'd be up for that. Why do so many men only have to see something alive in nature to want to kill or in other ways interfere with it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/28/bluefin-tuna-fishing-contest-environment https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/28/bluefin-tuna-fishing-contest-environment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1961017546431242395)  2025-08-28T10:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Does this look like behaviour of a country that is sincere about wanting to make peace with Ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/28/uk-summons-russian-ambassador-over-british-council-missile-damage-in-kyiv https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/28/uk-summons-russian-ambassador-over-british-council-missile-damage-in-kyiv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1961094220128612804)  2025-08-28T15:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Can see no reason at all to risk the safety of Bayeux Tapestry to bring it to UK when anyone who wants to see it can so easily cross to France to do so. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/30/emmanuel-macron-bayeux-tapestry-loan-british-museum-petition https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/30/emmanuel-macron-bayeux-tapestry-loan-british-museum-petition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1961760854837268555)  2025-08-30T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"#Venice's Iconic winged lion may have been made in China. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/sep/04/venices-lion-of-st-marks-square-was-at-least-part-made-in-china-study-suggests https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/sep/04/venices-lion-of-st-marks-square-was-at-least-part-made-in-china-study-suggests"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1963585988564815947)  2025-09-04T12:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Busy-busy st #Ortaky this evening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1963987088816123939)  2025-09-05T15:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Found this a very interesting read. Its about India but at same time offers a pretty sobering but quite possibly realistic assessment of where West is at too. Sadly. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/06/modi-trump-india-new-world-orderCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/06/modi-trump-india-new-world-orderCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1964290429807186208)  2025-09-06T11:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Beautiful views along #Arnavutky back streets. #stanbul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1964459110352515423)  2025-09-06T22:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Assuming the Daily Mail et al will be all over these stories about Farage's tax affairs as they were over Rayner's. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/06/nigel-farage-admits-he-was-wrong-to-say-he-had-bought-house-in-clacton https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/06/nigel-farage-admits-he-was-wrong-to-say-he-had-bought-house-in-clacton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1964615595498098930)  2025-09-07T09:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@carolecadwalla @elonmusk @Nigel_Farage UK seems to have gone quite simply insane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1964727854014546183)  2025-09-07T16:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Avoid #Taksim Sq if at all possible today. Metro station still open but police massing & statue of Atatrk fenced off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1965362256369385555)  2025-09-09T10:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Just watched BBC's #Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise with great irritation. Presenter was sweet & empathetic but it was SOOO superficial as if no one goes there for anything other than sex & partying. Have been many times & loved it. Have friends who've lived there. Bore no"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1965504719033639191)  2025-09-09T19:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"resemblance to our experiences of wonderful & fascinating country. No one interviewed appeared to have learned any Thai or to care about the culture. Question I'd have liked answer too was - who are ppl paying $20 million for houses on Phuket Bet that's the real dark side"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1965504722443665703)  2025-09-09T19:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CarlBovisNature I love them. They are so beautiful. Have also colonised Istanbul and Athens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1965607285327356402)  2025-09-10T02:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Israeli attack on Qatar. Russian drones in Polish air space. Not good at all. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/10/poland-shoots-down-drones-over-its-territory-amid-russian-attack-on-ukraine-says-militaryCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/10/poland-shoots-down-drones-over-its-territory-amid-russian-attack-on-ukraine-says-militaryCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1965687104479883730)  2025-09-10T08:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"#BBCLauraUK. Why is almost your entire programme given over to Mandelson No other news this week Israeli attack on Qatar Death of Kirk Huge demo in London"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1967304807158563079)  2025-09-14T19:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"OK so just extended my hotel booking with my Turkish credit card in two mins after wasting [--] mins trying to do so with my @NatWest card because they wanted to use a phone no I don't recognise to send code to and Cora was beyond hopeless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1968338798213030248)  2025-09-17T15:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ByzantineLegacy So bit like the Archaeological Park in grounds of Four Seasons Sultanahmet that was already to open in [----] - but then never did"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1968602800666931457)  2025-09-18T09:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Why is it that article like this NEVER highlights #stanbul a city of [--] million+ ppl with a darned good public transport system including dolmues that fill gaps between buses & trains Remember the little vans arriving in #Ealing. Thrilled until https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/11/all-aboard-how-on-demand-public-transport-is-getting-back-on-the-road https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/11/all-aboard-how-on-demand-public-transport-is-getting-back-on-the-road"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1968614883227832324)  2025-09-18T09:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Is anybody listening Govts HAVE to step in to stop the AI/tech bros from stealing creatives' work without permission payment or attribution unless we want nothing but Internet slop left to us. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/18/ai-authors-publishing-regulation https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/18/ai-authors-publishing-regulation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1968634888673763688)  2025-09-18T11:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"#FountainFriday Sultan Mahmud II emesi (AKA Tarihi Ant emesi) in Anadolu Feneri. Dated [----] & with long poetic inscription. Cistern in domed shape of gmbets of Bodrum. Approached via lengthy ramp so thoroughly original design for #stanbul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1969171143857709557)  2025-09-19T22:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Why shld these ppl move out of #Petra More of problem for me was hideous Wadi Musa which seemed to exist only to extract as much cash from visitors as possible while giving back as little as possible. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/20/petra-bedouin-evict-ancient-cave-homes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/20/petra-bedouin-evict-ancient-cave-homes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1969351417342161397)  2025-09-20T10:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"At this point little more than a symbol but perhaps a powerful one Let's see. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/21/uk-recognises-palestine-as-an-independent-state https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/21/uk-recognises-palestine-as-an-independent-state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1969772830595109191)  2025-09-21T14:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@oyilmaz Main problem in Ankara as to be no proper metro map with current station names. Istanbul Metro map is so good and clear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1970245157569417663)  2025-09-22T21:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Don't know why this is written as if only Australian creatives were being robbed by the tech bros. ALL authors musicians journalists poets etc are being robbed. They have no shame & govts are enabling. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/10/tech-companies-are-stealing-our-books-music-and-films-for-ai-its-brazen-theft-and-must-be-stopped https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/10/tech-companies-are-stealing-our-books-music-and-films-for-ai-its-brazen-theft-and-must-be-stopped"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1970876988777734356)  2025-09-24T15:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@FodorGabor4 @arkeolojihaber We cld spend a life-time exploring Trkiye and still not see them all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1970877194705748265)  2025-09-24T15:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@kazimkizil This is horrible. First ppl have to endure appalling earthquake then their land is taken from them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1971161046993015270)  2025-09-25T10:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"One of best birthday presents I was ever given was ticket to hear Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam perform live at #stanbul's Atatrk Cultural Centre. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/cat-on-the-road-to-findout-by-yusufcat-stevens-review-fame-faith-and-charity https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/cat-on-the-road-to-findout-by-yusufcat-stevens-review-fame-faith-and-charity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1971531224369029269)  2025-09-26T11:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Unless proposed ID card includes an address it will be effectively useless as current ID checks require you not only to prove who you are (passport driving licence gun licence) but also where you live (utility bill credit card bill). Govt shld know this https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/26/why-does-the-uk-need-digital-ids-and-what-data-will-they-include https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/26/why-does-the-uk-need-digital-ids-and-what-data-will-they-include"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1971880404937593206)  2025-09-27T10:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How #overtourism ruins everything. Because of course no human beings can keep up with the excessive demand once they've been 'discovered'. See #Istanbul's original fish-wrap stall in #Karaky which spawned endless competitors as word got out. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/27/barricades-in-bari-pasta-grannies-under-scrutiny-italy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/27/barricades-in-bari-pasta-grannies-under-scrutiny-italy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1971900696640528492)  2025-09-27T11:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] I travelled across Arica from Alexandria to Great Zimbabwe. One of few regrets is that I didn't go to see gorillas in Rwanda. Got as far as getting a visa but then was persuaded to head south for Malawi instead. Wrong call in retrospect. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/27/wildlife-endangered-mountain-gorillas-conservation-habitat-national-parks-virunga-uganda-rwanda-drc-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/27/wildlife-endangered-mountain-gorillas-conservation-habitat-national-parks-virunga-uganda-rwanda-drc-aoe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1971957674226119005)  2025-09-27T15:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"#Caturday you mean this isnt a large litter tray Rumeli Feneri this week. #stanbul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1971989649607344576)  2025-09-27T17:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MartinSLewis @politico Immediately scrap all the anti-protest laws introduced by Tories & Yvette Cooper so no more police/court time wasted on prosecuting peaceful protestors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1973103335843516918)  2025-09-30T19:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Given that UK govt can't bring itself to itemise damage done to UK by #Brexit hard to imagine they're going to have much to say about what is happening in faraway Argentina a country about which most British ppl know little and care less. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1973688704649834645)  2025-10-02T09:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@LBC @NickFerrariLBC Plenty of ppl in Trkiye called Cihat which is same as jihad. Shows lack of understanding that 'jihad' is NOT only about a violence in Islam. It is about struggle in other ways too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1974063858810495031)  2025-10-03T10:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KortigTepe Most houses now hotels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1975550510305517570)  2025-10-07T13:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Unlike in past majority of tourism in SE #Trkiye is now domestic. Lots of cheerful tour groups discovering area in what was traditionally shoulder season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/1977320507461824616)  2025-10-12T10:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Are all cat ladies crazy Well I'm one of them so cldn't possibly comment. Here though is #Bolu Kedisi today. http://t.co/yxjNcJU0 http://twitpic.com/buy5zr http://twitpic.com/buy5zr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/290549430107643904)  2013-01-13T20:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Restoration of #Urfa walls Like stanbul bit of a mixed bag IMO. #turkey http://t.co/P9iM0WSG8Z"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/389053442125094912)  2013-10-12T15:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This image on a wall in #Antakya came as rather a surprise to me. #turkey http://t.co/vuRzGqPAXj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/471364275337175040)  2014-05-27T18:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Exchange rate for British pound to Turkish lira reaches almost TL3.85. Tourists will be enjoying some pretty cheap eats here this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/571000740501704704)  2015-02-26T17:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Who allowed this High-rises loom over #Diyarbakir's ancient Ongozlu bridge. Demolition planned. Holding breath Not http://t.co/eANvd3xGch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/651002210327900160)  2015-10-05T11:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Blue Mosque lit up at Iftar time from restaurant of Hotel Arcadia Blue #istanbul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/874687892521668610)  2017-06-13T18:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Meet #Bostanci residents Oreo & Ani who will be in my charge for next week. #istanbullife"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/923951590360350722)  2017-10-27T16:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Few hours ago wondered if #Kadikoy ferry wld be canx in hailstorm. Returned to perfect sunset amid cloud of noisy seagulls. Our great great #istanbul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/969973047645097984)  2018-03-03T16:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"At British Museum today discovered the vibrant colourful art of John Craxton the man behind covers of Patrick Leigh #Fermor's books"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/990747036059357189)  2018-04-30T00:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


""Interior desecrators and downholsterers." Patrick Leigh Fermor's dismissal of cats versus his friend John #Craxton's lovely illustration of said desecrator. British Museum exhibition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/patyale/status/990748088041136129)  2018-04-30T00:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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