I think perhaps it is a generational thing. I talk to younger people and they say, 'Where is this melancholy city you talk about My Istanbul is a sunny place. (Orhan Pamuk)

I think perhaps it is a generational thing. I talk to younger people and they say, 'Where is this melancholy city you talk about My Istanbul is a sunny place.

Orhan Pamuk

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