Istanbul is flooded with ghosts
Pashas returned to ensure the succession of their lineage.
Mothers unable to let go of their daughters.
Long-dead soldiers reliving battles amidst the ruins of ancient castles.
Such ghosts have been whispering secret agendas into Istanbul’s ears for a century.
Believing these hauntings to be at the root of a rising ultra-nationalism, junior lawyer Aysu sets out to banish ghosts from the city. At the same time, James, Ph.D. candidate in Ghost Studies, arrives in Istanbul, hoping to find a ghost of his own. However, both get caught in an ever-deepening societal division triggered after the young merchant Sultan defends a Kazleri man from a race-fueled attack.
Aysu, James, and Sultan carom down interweaving paths until they are forced to reform their identities—or collapse under their weight—in Ghosts of Istanbul.
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“Dangerous?” James asked. “No, no, ghosts are not dangerous. They are a miracle.”
Typical yabancı answer.
Yabancı (n): foreigner, outsider, non-kin, stranger, gringo