Istanbul: Not at all Constantinople
A series of essays by Martin Marks
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, and with, officially, 15 million inhabitants (and unofficially, maybe another five to ten million) on the short list of largest cities anywhere. It's partly in Europe, partly in Asia—in a country that's part of the Middle East, but also part of NATO. In short, it's a pretty crazy place. The following is a series of informal essays I wrote about my enormously eventful week there in March of 2006. So far, I've only posted the story of the extremely interesting events surrounding my being attacked by a pack of feral dogs in Maçka Park (which sort of became the defining events of my trip), but I hope to finish a few more essays before I forget everything I wanted to say.
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| dogs | "The Wild Pack of Family Dogs": Want to know what it's like to be attacked by Turkish dogs? |
prodog | Prologue. In which I reminisce wistfully. |
| bad! | Bad Dogs! In which is related the story of the Good Dog and the Bad Dogs. |
| chermans | Ze Chermans. In which my luck starts turning around. |
| kudus! | Kudus! Kudus! In which I am victorious over the Turkish state health care system. |
| mummy | Mummy Dearest. In which my mother shows off her connections. |
| epiglob | Epilogue. In which I fail to die of rabies. | | |
Even the essays are © 2005-2006 Martin Marks.
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