Ocean views in...

A few days ago, Ali Turabi Ogkoz introduced himself to us while we strolled along this Aegean beach. That conversation led to an invitation to join him and his wife, Nurcan, for tea … which led to a full, impromptu evening around their table for dinner. We talked of the Kurds, Turkey...

So we wrote yesterday (“Two Havens”) about our recent visits to two villages, one in France and the other in Turkey, that are believed to be havens from what some say will be the end of the world … today. The CBS News crew mentioned in that post was not turned off by my...