This morning I stopped in to say hello to Ramazan at Cevahir Petrol. His District Manager, Mehmet, had come down from Ankara to talk business. We shared some tea while Ramazan and Mehmet talked about things like who was going out of business, and how to get more...
As I got off a bus to begin my work day, these guys got off another bus to end theirs. Ata, Ahmet, Emrah, and Kenan, just getting home from the night shift at a packaging factory.
Staying at the Belediye Otel (Municipal hotel) tonight in Cumra, about 12 kilometers east of the main road to Karaman. Note that Cumra is not the same as Icericumra. Two different towns near each other.
A few kilometers into the walk today some cops stopped me by the side of the road to chat me up and make sure everything was okay. Before they left they suggested I stop by the police station in the next town, have some tea, rest a bit, and meet their colleagues. When...
