Rulers of Heybeli Ada

Restricted admission

Some areas are closed for military reasons. They
probably expect the Greeks to return claiming the last
few islands. Inside i guarded fence, behind a military
sign of warning there is an abandoned Greek
orthodox monastery with a tiny ruin with some
Christian frescoes. I asked the soldiers if they allowed
me the five, six steps inside for a better view of the
attractions. But that was impossible. Their polite smiles
seemed a little embarassed when refusing me, and
people passing teased them - or the rules.

On the tiny island there are space for a private school and a naval academy. Besides a hospital, where female patients are asked to keep to the left and males to the right. Really aphartheid. I wondered if the ambulance where horse driven, until I saw a real one. And here is a police car and three ordinary fire engines. And a dolmus.