tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post1638422125414080554..comments2023-06-11T13:18:29.312+03:00Comments on Istanbul Calling: An Unsettling Blast From the PastYigal Schleiferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04037852103478967102noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post-31218567012944958432010-02-13T09:27:28.241+02:002010-02-13T09:27:28.241+02:00Thanks for the article, Yigal. This is the kind of...Thanks for the article, Yigal. This is the kind of subject (Mumcu, Ipekci, Dink and more) that makes me abandon all hope for Turkey. Call me a realist, pessimist, or pretentious Turk comfortably mouthing off from his armchair abroad (sounds about right), I just don't see things improving anytime soon, or in the foreseeable future for that matter. Might sound bleak or even superficial, and I wish this wasn't the case ; but I am trying to think of Turkey more and more as a place to see friends and family, have good food, and leave. Still, I can't help but wonder, what if we had a tv show as critical and exposing as The Wire, and how long would it take the creator to get shot? <br /><br />Note to self: don't drink and post blog comments. As I'm sure you know by now, Turkey is traditionally saved during late dinners around raki, not abandoned. What have I turned into? I should go sleep.Cemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014945719736947199noreply@blogger.com