turkey

i'm sorry i can't talk much because i live in turkey, and we have a saying here: "silivri is cold" (referring to silivri prison).

a song says "very lovely country... very cozy land, you are the land of shish kebab and raki...":)

(see: electoral autocracy)

for a vacation, it’s hard to beat turkey. you spend a week or two seeing the best parts of the country and eating amazing food.

but when you are turkish and live abroad, there’s something strange about going back. people don’t really treat you like a local anymore. they see you as someone who’s just visiting, who’ll be leaving again soon, and you can feel it in the way they treat you.

you are coming home, but to everyone else, you’re just passing through. image