Mehmet Ali Birand: Why aren the Greek islands spoiled?
(From Turkish Daily News) After getting your permission, the first thing I did was start sailing in the Aegean Sea. For one week, we toured the best our coasts had to offer and then went to the Greek islands. We toured the towns we went to and ate local dishes. We were very upset at what we saw. There shouldn’t have been so much difference between us and them. Unfortunately, this gap is constantly increasing. Let’s start with our coasts. Our beaches and sea are truly beautiful. Most of our coast is covered with forest. …
