"Okay, page 1. PAGE 1!!!! Istanbul is NOT THE CAPITAL OT TURKEY" What the fuckity fuck? He didn't even get the capital right? Was going to Wikipedia so hard? "STILL ON PAGE 2. it is not a crime in Turkey to say the word "Hell." Turkish people do not wear TURBANS." Oh my... And then that 'defense' "6 & 7. Ahmed is a popular Turkish name. Pike called Amesh, Ahmed, to begin with, but many of his readers liked the other name. Once again, most of the names in the book are Turkish, but not all. Obviously, Ahmed and Amesh sound much alike." That it's popular... really does not change that Amesh is a Hindi name. I would also like to present these links: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_turkey_have_deserts http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080310210557AAVOLv7 http://www.turkishtourguide.com/faq.htm