Analogous to the 'Dialogues'-thread, can we start one with articles, or pieces from it?

I read the following:

Evimdeki tadilat sebebiyle tası tarağı ve kedileri topladım, arkadaşım Esma'nın evinin yolunu tuttum.

I understood this:

Alterations to my own house were the reason that I packed all my belongings, and my cats, and occupied my friend Elma's house.

I'm having problems with this:
* Esma'nın evinin yolunu tuttum
why isn't it "Esma'nın evi yolu tuttum"? I thought "yolu tutmak" was an expression, I don't really see why "yolu" takes a possessive suffix here..

Önceden çoook teşekkürler!!

It is birşeyin yolunu tutmak

Evinin yolunu tuttu: He went to home.
Çantamı alıp okulun yolunu tuttum: I took my bag and went to school.
Çok yorgundum, otobüsten indim ve otelin yolunu tuttum: I was very tired, i got off the bus and went to hotel.