20061110 Eyes Over Taksim

Ataturk's Eyes III was commissoned by ATU for Ankara's Esenboga Airport and the new NPP image was used at The marmara Taksim to commemorate the Turkish national day recognising the 10 November anniversary of Ataturk's death.

The Turkish Daily News published an article stating who, what and why?...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58744

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

20061029 Eyes at Besiktas FC

Sunday 29 October 2006 NPP were invited to the Besiktas vs. Sakaryaspor football match courtesy of Erkan Ulusel of By Sound http://www.bysound.net/

The Besiktas team stood for a pre-match photo wearing
Ataturk's Eyes and Peace at Home, Peace in the World
superimposed upon their team football jerseys, in honour of the day's national celebrations.

Besiktas supporter Demet with her own Besiktas shirt...


Besiktas enter the stage wearing the Peace shirts...



The teams line up for the photo...



...which appears Sabah Newspaper as a half page, too big for me scan, so here's the same shot in Fanatik newpaper showing the team adorning the Eyes...


Below, Erkan holds up a Besiktas-Eyes shirt...



Back at Taksim, the eyes and the flag inter-phase...


Demet with her Cola Turk Besiktas shirt with The Eyes over Taksim behind...


The next day 30 October, several newspapers mentioned the Eyes shirts. Unfortunately the emphasis was on Besiktas' woeful 0-0 performance and the aggressive post-match actions of supporters protesting the club's executive management. So much for Peace at Home!

20061029 Eyes Over Taksim

Demet and I had attended the Besiktas 0-0 draw that evening and returned via Taksim Square where The Eyes were beaming through the night...