Please Pass the Raki and Baklava
December 27th 2006 I'm sıttıng in a Turkish cafe on the Istıklal strip on the European sıde of Istanbul, and as I sip my turkish tea and savor the delicious varietıes of baklava, I am yet agaın sliding ınto one of those fortunate euphoric moods where I wonder to myself if I am really here experiencing all this.
I am just about to begın reading a new novel by popular Turkish author Orhan Pamuk (I hıghly r
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