"Beliefs Endure as Believers Move On
Turkish Nationalism Reflected in Southern Town's Growing Homogeneity
By Karl Vick
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, April 5, 2005; Page A14
MIDYAT, Turkey
On the day the genies show up, seemingly everyone in this historic town in southeastern Turkey heads for the door.
'On Black Wednesdays, you have to go to picnics and stay outdoors,' said Summeyye Saltik, 15, on the playground of the local primary school where attendance dipped, as it always does, on the second Wednesday in March. 'If you're indoors, genies will visit your house.' "
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