Meze & Moules
Place · 9 to 19 Sep 2026 · 40 photographs

Cats and flowers, Bodrum

The ones who were there every morning: the cats of the garden, the quay and the courtyards, who posed better than we did. Around them, whatever was in flower in September, hibiscus and bougainvillea first. Much of Bodrum’s green is credited to one man: the writer Cevat Şakir, exiled here in 1925, who by his own notes brought in 45 kinds of seeds and seedlings.

On the map: Bodrum

A young calico cat in hard sunlight on a stone ledge, looking straight at the camera
A ginger tabby in dappled shade under a vine, the tip of its tongue showing
A ginger tabby stretched out on its side in the dust, purple-leaved plants in front
A coral-red hibiscus flower open among broad green leaves in bright sun
A single red hibiscus against a dark green bush, its stamen catching the light
A red hibiscus seen side-on, its long stamen rising against a soft, blurred garden
A round cluster of red geranium flowers in sunlight above a soft green background
A ginger cat dozing with eyes closed in the sun beneath green wrought-iron garden furniture
A ginger tabby climbing a pruned tree under a vine, another cat reaching up below
A brown tabby glancing back from the rim of a planter beside a stone wall
A tabby with a little red bell on its collar, looking up from flat garden stones
Clusters of small pink star-shaped flowers among dark leaves, caught by a patch of sun
A small round flower head of white and pink blossoms with yellow centres
Clusters of small violet flowers in the sun against a blurred green and orange background
A ruffled purple flower with a dark-veined throat, buds on thin red stems around it
A calico cat's face up close, green eyes and long whiskers almost touching the lens
A calico cat sitting on brown floor tiles, head tilted, looking up at the camera
A white hibiscus with a deep red centre, a second bloom opening behind it
A cluster of pale pink oleander flowers with orange throats among narrow leaves
Magenta bougainvillea filling the frame, a few tiny white flowers among its papery petals
Deep crimson bougainvillea against a clear blue sky, an overhead cable crossing behind
A yellow hibiscus open in full sun, a small shadow falling across one petal
A tabby-and-white cat lying on a stone ledge under a grapevine, dark grapes hanging above
A kitten peering over a whitewashed wall beneath rusty barbed wire and a corrugated roof
A green magnolia seed cone standing up among glossy dark leaves
Heavy clusters of small green fruit hanging from a palm against a blue sky
Red, yellow and orange tomatoes ripening on staked vines in dappled shade
Green citrus fruit on a slender branch against a deep blue sky
Green olives on a branch, with white houses and the blue sea beyond
A grey tabby walking along the quay past iron mooring rings, blue water beside it
A black-and-white cat on the pebbled quay, a moored boat and distant hills behind
A calico cat strolling past blue metal café chairs on stone paving
A tabby-and-white cat standing in the shade beneath a parked truck, looking out
A calico tabby lying on patterned blue-grey tiles beside a black bag, looking up
A white cat sitting on a grey stone step, a stone staircase climbing behind it
A green prickly pear fruit on a cactus pad, a palm tree blurred behind
Small polka-dotted cactus pads glowing in low sun, a carved white stone scroll behind
A backlit fan palm leaf, fine white threads curling between its green blades
The rough trunk of a palm, layered with old cut leaf stalks and their saw-toothed edges
A calico cat on a sunlit window sill behind brown metal bars, its tail hanging down