“Man bags, sea gods or Sea Gods, social media cans and can’ts, soul music, Natural Law philosophy…. shall we get back to the subject of Göbeklitepe?” asked Arther.

“This is Göbelitepe Arther!” insisted Ayşe, “This is a Göbeklitepe conversation, a Göbeklitepe train of thought. This is what Göbeklitepe can do and where it can take you. This is why I wanted to introduce you to Göbeklitepe. This is why Göbeklitepe is so significant. This is Göbeklitepe.”

“Handbags and sea gods?”

“Yes, all of it, the rest and probably much more… this is the wonder and marvel of Göbeklitepe. Bir problem var mı?” Ayşe challenged using her basic knowledge of Turkish: Arther; is there a problem?

“Problem yok,” responded Arther, guessing at the question and having heard ‘problem yok’ used by Turks many times.

“Handbags,” thought Ayşe, “Oscar Wilde and The Importance of Being Earnest comes to mind; specifically the 1952 British film adaptation of the play whereby Edith Evans exclaims in quite extraordinary fashion, “Aaah haaaaand…. baaaaaaaag?! You should hear Ned’s version of the handbag scene, but, I digress.”

“Is that a Göbeklitepe digression?” Arther teased.

“Indeed Arther. Indeed it is.”

Regardless, whether Ayşe or Vakko liked it or not, Arther still liked the idea of Göbeklitepe Handbags.

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