Few countries are as close and distant to us as Turkey. This is reason enough for Klaus Reichert, the ever-curious scholar and author, to embark on a journey to explore this country from within - first in Anatolia, then in Istanbul, and finally along the Aegean coast. His writings vividly depict an exciting journey to the roots of both Western and Eastern cultures, while also delving into the political present of Turkey, with all its tensions between secularism, religiosity, and its diverse population. Klaus Reichert's Turkish diaries weave the threads of his impressions like warp and weft into an intriguingly multifaceted kilim of fascinating colors.