I like Turkey. I lived there for a significant number of years, and I think I grasped somehow the local spirit. If I have sometimes different opinions than the mainstream, my reasons are personal. I had the opportunity to have transited quick enough the "foreigner" status, although this not making me quite a genuine Turk. For a number of years I lived in a very closed community, with me in and out of it, depending on my moods and the degree of common interests we shared. Here come the personal … [Read more...]