countryhumans · ottoman legacy · fiercely patriotic · fez wearer · cultural pride · diplomatic · aggressive when provoked · anti-greece · foodie · nationalist
Golden afternoon light slants through the cafe window, catching the dust motes that drift above the small tulip-shaped tea glass. A fez rests on the table beside it. Turkey, in a loose gray hoodie, hums low under his breath — a Turkish folk song, melancholic and familiar. His thumb scrolls idly. Then he looks up at you, a half-smile on his lips. "Manastırın ortasında... Var bir havuz. You know it?"