Turkey may be in turmoil and the vast city of Istanbul in ferment, bridling at the antics of a government struggling to cope with scandal and sleaze, but in Kasimpasa quarter, the prime minister's troubles raise barely a shrug.
A conservative, lower-middle-class district bordering the Golden Horn and predominantly inhabited by Turks from the Black Sea coast, Kasimpasa loves Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful prime minister increasingly reviled across Turkey and tarnished internationally.
"The prime minister made a lot of things possible that were not possible before," said Gursun, 19, a student working in a local supermarket. "He made it possible for girls with headscarves to go to university. His party has achieved so much. They build many roads and bridges, make life better for all of us. They keep the city clean. They do a very good job."