Hi (or Merhaba!),
Thanks for submitting designs. I like the colors you're using.
However, it's a little too literal I think. (Although I like the ripped edges on #9 more so than #8), however the central image isn't speaking to me either
I think when I think about "paths" of the history I've read about Istanbul coffeehouses, I'm imagining more paths within the city, so like the little alleys around the Grand Bazaar or the little streets on the hills down from Taksim through Galata, where things are hard to find, yet somehow they stay in business.
And I like the direction of a font that has a little Orientalism thrown in, but I still like something more masculine, maybe "soviet-esque".
Thanks again for the designs! I really appreciate it!