My buddy Serkan
Up until this point, I really haven't met anyone religious in Turkey. Although the religious folk are visible, they aren't the people I've come into conversation with.
Serkan is my neighbor at work, and since no offices I've seen in Istanbul have cubicles, everyone is openly visible and audible. He's a very funny guy, very quiet, mild-mannered, and thinks he looks just like the main actor on Turkey's version of the sopranos. One of our colleagues mentioned beer yesterday and he got pretty quiet. I later asked him if he was religious, and he said, very.
I asked him about Islam and Turkey. A very simple question about the Sunni and Sh'ia break up. 30 minutes later, I heard a mini monologue on the two religious sects here in Turkey. He told me he wants to teach me a little bit about his religion each day. So, in addition to tea time with Tarik, I now have mini-Islam monologue everyday at 4:30.
Serkan is my neighbor at work, and since no offices I've seen in Istanbul have cubicles, everyone is openly visible and audible. He's a very funny guy, very quiet, mild-mannered, and thinks he looks just like the main actor on Turkey's version of the sopranos. One of our colleagues mentioned beer yesterday and he got pretty quiet. I later asked him if he was religious, and he said, very.
I asked him about Islam and Turkey. A very simple question about the Sunni and Sh'ia break up. 30 minutes later, I heard a mini monologue on the two religious sects here in Turkey. He told me he wants to teach me a little bit about his religion each day. So, in addition to tea time with Tarik, I now have mini-Islam monologue everyday at 4:30.
posted by amartin4 at 2:20 AM
2 Comments:
I´m so jealous. your job looks seems infinitely more rewarding and interesting than mine. What tha fack?! (read:: Oana-style).
dude! i hope u wont turn into islamist!
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