Mithat Melen

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Once upon a time in Ankara
9 June 2007

The other day a friend said: “All maps are flat. They don’t have any dimensions.” My friend is right. Even colored maps don’t have any dimensions on paper. Look at the Cinnah Street, Ankara, on the map. It looks very flat. But when you start walking on Cinnah Street you immediately discover that you have to climb a steep step slope, which makes the walk quite difficult.
Years ago, during my early youth, there weren’t many cars in Ankara. Only a few wealthy owned imported V-8 engined American (...)