How important is it? What the Turkish public thinks about the American government and Americans?
AMBASSADOR WILSON: Turkey is a democracy, of course. So, what the public here thinks about the United States and what the United States is doing, about the issues in which we also are interested and it effects what the government can do. We understand that and respect that. OZTARHAN: Maybe some actions, substantial acts will be taken for the PKK. I’m sure it’s going to go from “anti” to “pro” in a bit of time. I want the second part of the interview to be more on the personal life, human interest, since people want to know who Ambassador Ross Wilson is. Most of the time you are in the capital, in Ankara. How often do you visit Istanbul? AMBASSADOR WILSON: I come here probably on average every three or four weeks, usually tied to some visitor or some set of activities that I’ve been invited to take part in. I try to build some other activities to fill out a day, or even several days.OZTARHAN: And if you were to make a choice between living in Ankara or Istanbul? AMBASSADOR WILSON: They
