So, Ten Minutes After I Hit "Post" ...
... my doorbell rings. A pleasant gentleman in dark clothing is standing outside. "Hello, are you Claire Berlinski?" he asks.
"I am indeed," I say.
"I'm from the police," he says.
Wow, that was fast, I thought. Goodness, I really didn't think that would happen!
But after a few moments of confusion, we established that I hadn't committed a Thoughtcrime. Rather, the police were trying to contact my attorney in re. the endless saga of Berlinski v. Sargin Construction. They couldn't find his phone number. Why, I don't know, seeing as my attorney has filed enough paper to fell a forest with the courts, presumably all on letterhead with his number on it. But whatever, it's Turkey. Maybe this means that one day the court will render a judgment. Or maybe not.
Anyway, this seems to be as good a time as any to mention what they recently discovered just behind the site Sargin destroyed (for those of you who are following that story):
So you see that I'm not exaggerating when I say that this is an area of some considerable historical and archeological interest.
What is all that stuff? Well, we're not sure, but someone wants to build an ugly new apartment building on top of it. So if you want to find out, I'd say you should hurry over and have a look, because it probably won't be there for long.
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Jun '10
Re: So, Ten Minutes After I Hit "Post" ...
They only have a wrecking ball. You have a pen. :)
Sep '11
Re: So, Ten Minutes After I Hit "Post" ...
Wow, I'm on my way ... (if only). Those arches look Ottoman, but the foundations could well be older. And this is on the northern shore? Even in Greece (!) this would have a preservation order stuck on it, at least until it had been excavated. More power to your pen, and your attorney.
Aug '10
Re: So, Ten Minutes After I Hit "Post" ...
Claire Berlinski, Ed.:
Wow, that was fast, I thought. Goodness, I really didn't think that would happen!
Is punctuality really so widespread in Turkey that you should have to worry?
Re: So, Ten Minutes After I Hit "Post" ...
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Claire Berlinski, Ed.:
Wow, that was fast, I thought. Goodness, I really didn't think that would happen!
Is punctuality really so widespread in Turkey that you should have to worry? · Dec 26 at 8:28am
Precisely because punctuality is unheard of, I wasn't really that worried.
May '10
Re: So, Ten Minutes After I Hit "Post" ...
Claire, just curious: was your exchange with the policeman conducted in English or Turkish, or some of both? How widely spoken is English in Turkey and, can one reside in Turkey easily if one doesn't speak Turkish? Are you a Turkish speaker?
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Turkish. English is not at all widely spoken--that's one of the reasons that Turkish people are so isolated from the world. It's not so easy to reside in Turkey if you don't speak Turkish. My Turkish is functional for daily stuff, but basically lousy, and I want very much to improve it.
May '10
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Claire Berlinski, Ed.
Turkish. English is not at all widely spoken--that's one of the reasons that Turkish people are so isolated from the world. It's not so easy to reside in Turkey if you don't speak Turkish. My Turkish is functional for daily stuff, but basically lousy, and I want very much to improve it. · Dec 26 at 5:37pm
Thanks! As someone who is barely articulate in my own language, I wish you every success in gaining broad fluency in Turkish.
Re: So, Ten Minutes After I Hit "Post" ...
Kervinlee
Claire Berlinski, Ed.
Turkish. English is not at all widely spoken--that's one of the reasons that Turkish people are so isolated from the world. It's not so easy to reside in Turkey if you don't speak Turkish. My Turkish is functional for daily stuff, but basically lousy, and I want very much to improve it. · Dec 26 at 5:37pm
Thanks! As someone who is barely articulate in my own language, I wish you every success in gaining broad fluency in Turkish. · Dec 26 at 5:53pm
That, in fact, is my New Year's Resolution.