Our corner of the walled city would probably feel like a village without the quiet of the lockdown, but even more with it. Occasional crowing of a rooster. Children seldom visible. Just an older demographic or are they inside? Hear what sounds like a lawnmower. Close - it’s a weed trimmer. A man is cutting the long grass that grows on the inside of the Venetian wall at the end of our road. Interesting. He’s working alone, so plenty of social distance, but doesn’t seem to meet any of the very few criteria for being outside. Presumably a municipal worker rather than a public spirited volunteer but this can’t be a matter of urgence, and almost all public employees who can’t work from home are on administrative leave.
Should be making more effort to pick up a little Turkish, but mostly limit it to individual words that I may need to know. Sometimes, helpfully, the Turkish word has been borrowed. For example it turns out that disinfectant is dezanfectan. But the Turkish language resembles little else. Closest is Azerbaijani.
Should be making more effort to pick up a little Turkish, but mostly limit it to individual words that I may need to know. Sometimes, helpfully, the Turkish word has been borrowed. For example it turns out that disinfectant is dezanfectan. But the Turkish language resembles little else. Closest is Azerbaijani.