Turkey
Paul visits the studio of Mehmed and Osman Özçay, possibly the greatest calligraphers in the world. The visit was made possible by Irvin Schick—calligraphy expert and friend of the Özçays. [L—R: Osman Özçay, Paul Reid, Irvin Schick, Mehmed Özçay, a student of Osman's]
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I arrived in Turkey on October 28, and stayed for about one and a half weeks. It’s taken me this long to write an article about the last destination of my Middle East tour. A lot has happened since.
Entering Turkey was like entering a completely different world. Crossing the border from Syria completely transformed the entire trip. Arid, hot landscape transformed into mountainous, lush greenery. Suddenly everything was new and clean. But the most difficult change was the language!
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