I was watching Dancing with Wolves with a Turk, who asked me what language the "Indians" were speaking. I told him it was a native language and why did he ask. He said because they were speaking an old Turkish that he could understand.

He said they were Turks.

I'm so sad about this.

Divide and conquer is a very old tactic...It was used by Philip (Alexander's father). This is horrible.

I've never seen a nation of people so polite and friendly with each other. This has to stop.

Who knows who it is really? All that is known is that some group has bad intentions for Turkey and is killing and terrorizing Turks. Turks must be untied as a nation.

I read İnce Mehmet and enjoyed it a great deal. I'll have to read more of his works. I think for reading Pamuk and Kemal if you have some knowledge of Turkish and Turkish culture it helps. For instance the name Ipek and Kadaif were interesting choices, particularly in the context of his relationship with those so named.

It's easy to visualize the thistles Kemal mentions in Ince Mehmet, having been in Turkey. Although I found them beautiful, I didn't have to plough them or walk through fields of them. They look like a relative of artichoke, I wonder if they are edible or could be cultivated? I've grown artichokes and when they're let go, they look like that.

Hmmm....I have AT&T International. IOW I am supposed to be able to make and recieve a call from anywhere. Would this be a problem in Turkey?

Seeing as the sim card is from AT&T it seems there should not be a problem, although any call would be long distance, but at least it should work in an emergency.

Thanks....

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