Hello
friends,
Today, June
6th, the temperature was more pleasant after some very hot days. At
noon we all went to the big terrace close to the sea to arrange for many things
on our trips to Izmir, Antalya, Ankara and Eskeshir.
We agreed
with Yüksel that he would concentrate on contacting distributors to see who is
willing to distribute the book in various cities. We will offer 60% for each
book. The first distributor Yüksel called wanted us to send the text of the book
through internet so that he can read it and then decide if he is interested. Yüksel
also called the director of the IMGE bookstore of Ankara, who is his friend, to
ask for help with the distributors. The director will tell Yüksel how it goes.
In the
meantime, Husyein arranged for hotel reservations in Izmir, very close to the
bookstore and at a good price. It was OK and the reservations are confirmed.
We also
called a friend in Izmir who wants to see us and receive us at the bus station,
together with another English-speaking friend so that we can understand each
other. He wants us to spend some time with them on Friday because he is leaving
on Saturday.
Yüksel
called various time the bookstore in Izmir to explain what we wanted and so it
appears we can do the same thing we did in Istanbul on all 3 days and the
bookstore has a garden with tables and chairs. So Saturday we will talk to the
owner directly to see if we can use the garden for the presentations of the
book.
Later on, Yüksel
informed us he had talked to Tufan in Antalya and it is confirmed we can use
the Alevi association space on all 3 days to make presentations and they will
inform their members to see if they want to come and attend.
Yüksel also
has a friend in Antalya who will look for a bookstore willing to receive the
books and give us the opportunity to present it or set up a little table like
in Istanbul.
Well, these
were all the steps ahead we managed today and we have clearer images of what
will happen in Izmir and Antalya.
It is also
great that Mehtap will come to Izmir this week end. So we will be able to talk
to her about the presentations in Ankara and she will have her first experience
of an activity with the book.
In the
afternoon, Peter called Özgen, the woman publisher who bought the book
yesterday to meet in her office to talk and have tea. We went, Eduardo, Judit,
Alvaro and Peter and spent more than 2 hours with her, talking about the book
of Silo’s Message, of publications, of the situation in Turkey and all this in
a very informal and relaxed atmosphere. We have her a booklet of the
Commentaries, the video of the Sage of the Andes, a press kit and a poster. We’ll
see how it goes. Anyhow, she is interested in staying in touch and will inform
her friends in Izmir, Antalya and Ankara to see if someone is interested in
meeting us. She asked for the calendar of the tour. She will be in Ankara when
we are there and said she would call. She seemed very open and with good vibes.
We also
found out that in the IMGE bookstore in Kadiköy, Silo’s Message is among the “bestsellers”,
the most sold book in the moment (22 books). So now it is very visible.
Another
activity we did was to call our friends and the persons who left their personal
data in the bookstore to invite them to the house/salita in the afternoon to
have chai and do a Well Being ceremony. Jöntürk, Ömer (the young man who was
with us yesterday) and Selim, and of course, Yüksel and Huseyin where there as
well. So 5 Turkish friends and us. We asked for Attila and his mother, for Jöntürk
who has problems with his back. The ceremony went very well and everyone was
very recharged and happy. Then there were beautiful situations in the terrace,
in the salita, in the kitchen, accompanied by sweets made by Yüksel and chai.
At a certain point Alvaro showed everyone the video of the first days of the
tour and they liked it a lot. Final applause for Alvaro!
At
midnight we took Yüksel to the bus back to Ankara. He left very happy and charged with our good
wishes. We closed the day with a walk and a light dinner in a restaurant open
at night (Pahlivan).
The
pictures narrate the tale.
A big hug,
Eduardo, Huseyin, Yüksel, Nacho, Ariane, Zoë, Aurora, Alvaro, Judit y Peter
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