kja

OMG, other -- what tangled webs can be woven! I wonder if we will ever know the truth....

Thanks for passing on that article, and of course and again, best wishes for many more brightly colored wagons.

Ian

Ahmet & Eser

I was happy to check in here & see that you are safe in Chicago. It looks like Erdogan is using this opportunity (whether real or manufactured) for a major cleanup of all opposition. So your questions become even more pertinent. Best wishes.

Ian

annhig

I don't know how many judges there are overall in Turkey, but sacking 2,700 of them must make a considerable hole in the numbers of the judiciary.

Given the number of arrests it looks as if many of the cases of the detainees are going to be substantially delayed. [if they are ever reached at all].

I wouldn't be in any rush to go home, OC.

otherchelebi

Thanks, again,

Here's a Twitter response I received from a Turkish fundamentalist in Holland :


ADALET (justice)
@yeniyolda
Jul 17

@ahmetcelebiler you are lie , none care about modern people like you having bow- tie. #Istanbul care about military attack .

I blocked him immediately.

tower

OC..you sure know how to pick 'em...Chicago murder capital of USA and now the flopped coup in Turkey, almost 100 killed and maimed in Nice...cool down your message when you get back to Turkey, Stay well

stu

bilboburgler

It is sad that my first reaction on hearing of the coup was to assume that the President had engineered it.

As we used to say in business "never let a crisis go wasted".

progol

My heart goes out to you, Ahmet, and your wife and family and am glad to hear that you are safely ensconced in Chicago. My heart, too, to Turkey, and for the upheavals that the country continue to go through. You have many serious conflicts that you are facing right now and I wish you strength and courage for getting through it.

Thank you, too, for keeping us up to date and involved in your ongoing thoughts regarding the country.

otherchelebi

Suddenly FAA lifted the ban and we ere told that turkish Airlines will start flying tomorrow evening, when we visited their Chicago office.

Otherwise, we were at a loss on the basis of lots of conflicting rumours.

So we fly to Istanbul Wednesday, come what way;

To avoid Taksim Square

and all malls

and all restaurants where Islamists may suddenly appear in the street to confront one,

to visit Metro only for heavy house shopping,

taxis and ferry boats for traveling.


Will probably sell car also, although it is useful to take us to Nicaea.

thursdaysd

Best of luck, OC. Will be very interested to hear your reports from Istanbul as I still expect to be there for two nights in September.

kja

Safe travels, other; and best wishes for some difficult and undoubtedly heart wrenching times ahead.

yestravel

Good luck for your return. Hope to hear how it goes for you.

Treesa

OC, please let us know that you've arrived home safely.

annhig

yes, safe travels and good luck at home.

Ian

Safe travels & keep you head down when you get home. It is increasingly looking like it is not a good time to be a secularist in your homeland.

Ian

otherchelebi

Thanks again,

Will try to write tomorrow.

In the meantime, enjoy:


Trump and the Sultan at NYT

http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?locati...9677&regi_id=0

annhig

Thanks, OC. The other article I found about Paul Ryan was also worth a read.

otherchelebi

Safely back at home in Istanbul.

Uber XL, Mercedes Vito available within 4 minutes.

New warship on the Bosphorus for Eser's blog/

An almost full moon over Scutari/

Two hour nap, meal

Our glorious leader on CNNTurk

Two episodes of "The Night Of"

Melatonin

Now midnight

Soon to dream of grandchild.

IMDonehere

Stay safe and start a new topic.

yestravel

Glad you're home safely.

thursdaysd

Glad you made it. Good luck!