As neat a trick as daylight saving was announced last fortnight by smart Dictator Mustafa Kemal Pasha whose beetling brows and piercing eyes suggest the wisdom of a Mephisto.
Turkish days of the week are:
Juma 1st Friday
Jumartesi 2nd Saturday
Pazar 3rd Sunday
Pazartesi 4th Monday
Sali 5th Tuesday
Tcharshamba 6th Wednesday
Pershembe 7th Thursday
Juma is the Turkish sabbath. Because it falls on Friday, Turkish business houses with international connections and the government itself are out of step with the rest of the world three days a week.
After spending a quiet Juma,...