It was 
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://helenycampoy.com/2022/10/03/castles-battle-grounds-a-town-near-a-river-and-new-friends/

am when the sun began to rise on the horizon. After having a great day exploring Hatay, we decided to leave early to enjoy one more&nbsp;day&nbsp;in Gaziantep, where some people were waiting. The people waiting for me in Gaziantep were friends from some&nbsp;Turkish&nbsp;friends I made in Sao Paulo before the first part of the adventure.

History, Rivers, Zoos, and Education

A Tale in Red results from spending a further nine months actually ‘living’ in Turkey – from January to September 2011. Most of those nine months were spent on the road, visiting cities, monuments and archaeological sites, but, most importantly, meeting everyday people. Through 27 thousand kilometres, I immersed myself in the Turkish culture, adapting my behaviour to their traditions. I involved myself in close contact with different people – teachers, doctors, farmers, public servants, authorities, artists – and what I listened to from them was a mix of pride and shame, belief and disbelief.