They are very proud of their Turkish heritage, but they don't consider themselves racially superior. They don't pretend they are the best in everything. They are very much down to earth. I cannot understand the virtual worship of the founder of modern Turkey, Kemal Ataturk. Not all of it is propaganda.
People simply love the man.
He is revered more than Mohammad. I think even God is jealous. I take a room in the first hotel I see. But I'm tired. To top Mahdiyeh's arrival I go back to Ankara airport the following day.