Hristo Rusev photography: април 2016

сряда, 20 април 2016 г.

On the streets of Ayvalik

Ayvalık is a district in Turkey's Balıkesir Province on the Aegean Sea coast. It is situated on a narrow coastal plain surrounded by low hills to the east which are covered with pine and olive trees. Ayvalık is also surrounded by the archipelago of the Ayvalık Islands (the largest of which is Cunda Island) on the sea and by a narrow peninsula in the south named the Hakkıbey Peninsula. Ayvalık is the southernmost district of Balıkesir. Gömeç, Burhaniye and Edremit are other districts of the Balıkesir Province which are situated on the Aegean shores and they are lined up respectively to the north. The region is under the influence of a typical Mediterranean climate with mild and rainy winters and hot, dry summers.

Photos By © Hristo Rusev 2016

Photos By © Hristo Rusev 2016

Pope Francis at Lesbos

Refugee children playing at the Mytilini refugee camp. Pope Francis arrived at the Lesbos island to meet with the refugees from. The regufee centre around Moria is home to about 2,500 people. The three religious leaders held a memorial for all the victims of the migration crisis, and observe a moment of silence for those who have died. More than 1000 people who were gathered around the port protested against the deportation of the refugees back to Turkey and no one had had the opportunity to see the Pope on April 16, 2016

Photos By © Hristo Rusev 2016