A friend of mine, a retired foreign service officer, served in Turkey twice. He was bitten by the bug. When you visit his house you have to negotiate your way past piles of carpets and sit on pillows instead of proper furniture. The appeal escapes me entirely; I am a big fan of Hellenic culture. But obviously many people are attracted to things Turkish.
A friend of mine, a retired foreign service officer, served in Turkey twice. He was bitten by the bug. When you visit his house you have to negotiate your way past piles of carpets and sit on pillows instead of proper furniture. The appeal escapes me entirely; I am a big fan of Hellenic culture. But obviously many people are attracted to things Turkish.
David McKee
11 months ago
What a brilliant piece: well done, Mr. Patrikarakos!
In the guise of Turkish soap opera, we are told why the West has such little ‘pull’ on the rest of the world. We are seen as a bunch of alcohol-drenched sex-maniacs. And let’s not talk about homosexuality, let alone trans rights…
Mr. Patrikarakos has held a mirror up in front of us. Far from seeing the god-like figures we think we are, we see the Caliban the rest of the world sees.
Does this shed some light on why large swathes of the rest of the world are not as gung-ho as we are, to see Russia defeated?
David McKee
11 months ago
What a brilliant piece: well done, Mr. Patrikarakos!
In the guise of Turkish soap opera, we are told why the West has such little ‘pull’ on the rest of the world. We are seen as a bunch of alcohol-drenched sex-maniacs. And let’s not talk about homosexuality, let alone trans rights…
Mr. Patrikarakos has held a mirror up in front of us. Far from seeing the god-like figures we think we are, we see the Caliban the rest of the world sees.
Does this shed some light on why large swathes of the rest of the world are not as gung-ho as we are, to see Russia defeated?
Derek Bryce
11 months ago
Few do overly upholstered TV historical melodrama quite like the Turks. As a frequent visitor to the Sublime Porte and an avid Turcophile myself – more properly an Ottomanophile – I can attest to this. My living room resembles an odalisque’s boudoir, arrayed with all of my purchases from frequent trips to Istanbul, where I always shop like the Sultan’s mother on speed. Certainly not to everyone’s taste but I find it “çok güzel” indeed. Nothing succeeds like excess!
Whilst not judging your taste in these matters in any way (each to their own), that’s precisely why i’d find those soaps unwatchable.
Derek Bryce
11 months ago
Few do overly upholstered TV historical melodrama quite like the Turks. As a frequent visitor to the Sublime Porte and an avid Turcophile myself – more properly an Ottomanophile – I can attest to this. My living room resembles an odalisque’s boudoir, arrayed with all of my purchases from frequent trips to Istanbul, where I always shop like the Sultan’s mother on speed. Certainly not to everyone’s taste but I find it “çok güzel” indeed. Nothing succeeds like excess!
A friend of mine, a retired foreign service officer, served in Turkey twice. He was bitten by the bug. When you visit his house you have to negotiate your way past piles of carpets and sit on pillows instead of proper furniture. The appeal escapes me entirely; I am a big fan of Hellenic culture. But obviously many people are attracted to things Turkish.
Sounds like my kinda guy!
Sounds like my kinda guy!
A friend of mine, a retired foreign service officer, served in Turkey twice. He was bitten by the bug. When you visit his house you have to negotiate your way past piles of carpets and sit on pillows instead of proper furniture. The appeal escapes me entirely; I am a big fan of Hellenic culture. But obviously many people are attracted to things Turkish.
What a brilliant piece: well done, Mr. Patrikarakos!
In the guise of Turkish soap opera, we are told why the West has such little ‘pull’ on the rest of the world. We are seen as a bunch of alcohol-drenched sex-maniacs. And let’s not talk about homosexuality, let alone trans rights…
Mr. Patrikarakos has held a mirror up in front of us. Far from seeing the god-like figures we think we are, we see the Caliban the rest of the world sees.
Does this shed some light on why large swathes of the rest of the world are not as gung-ho as we are, to see Russia defeated?
What a brilliant piece: well done, Mr. Patrikarakos!
In the guise of Turkish soap opera, we are told why the West has such little ‘pull’ on the rest of the world. We are seen as a bunch of alcohol-drenched sex-maniacs. And let’s not talk about homosexuality, let alone trans rights…
Mr. Patrikarakos has held a mirror up in front of us. Far from seeing the god-like figures we think we are, we see the Caliban the rest of the world sees.
Does this shed some light on why large swathes of the rest of the world are not as gung-ho as we are, to see Russia defeated?
Few do overly upholstered TV historical melodrama quite like the Turks. As a frequent visitor to the Sublime Porte and an avid Turcophile myself – more properly an Ottomanophile – I can attest to this. My living room resembles an odalisque’s boudoir, arrayed with all of my purchases from frequent trips to Istanbul, where I always shop like the Sultan’s mother on speed. Certainly not to everyone’s taste but I find it “çok güzel” indeed. Nothing succeeds like excess!
Your words could have come from my mouth, ”kardashim”
Whilst not judging your taste in these matters in any way (each to their own), that’s precisely why i’d find those soaps unwatchable.
Your words could have come from my mouth, ”kardashim”
Whilst not judging your taste in these matters in any way (each to their own), that’s precisely why i’d find those soaps unwatchable.
Few do overly upholstered TV historical melodrama quite like the Turks. As a frequent visitor to the Sublime Porte and an avid Turcophile myself – more properly an Ottomanophile – I can attest to this. My living room resembles an odalisque’s boudoir, arrayed with all of my purchases from frequent trips to Istanbul, where I always shop like the Sultan’s mother on speed. Certainly not to everyone’s taste but I find it “çok güzel” indeed. Nothing succeeds like excess!