konya’s whispering stones & why you should pack extra socks (ghost hunter approved)
fifteen minutes into wandering konya’s fog-draped streets and my breath’s ghosting out like bad theatre smoke. just checked the dopey weather app-shivering at 6 degrees that feel like 6 degrees because turkey doesn’t do fake niceties. humidity’s clinging to my leather jacket like stale perfume. hope you vibe with existential dampness.
someone told me at a rakı-soaked back table in *kabakçı konağı that mevlana museum’s whirling dervishes sometimes spin shadows that don’t match the bodies. ‘don’t stare too long,’ this guy hiccuped, ‘stone floors remember everything.’ checked tripadvisor’s oddly clinical take later-zero mentions of phantom limbs, five stars for ‘cultural significance.’
"the parking cops near alaeddin hill take bribes in simit and harsh glares," whispered a girl drawing mosque arches in charcoal. "also sultan selim mosque’s cats? all reincarnated accountants."
if ancient cities make you twitchy, nevşehir’s two hours northwest selling balloon rides and overpriced fairy chimneys. heard from a local forum thread that etli ekmek spots near meram bend put sleeping pills in the dough-nobody leaves before 3am. proved true when i blacked out face-down in honey-soaked baklava flakes at tatlıcım saray.
"avoid thursdays," muttered a carpet seller with one gold tooth. "whispers get louder when the muezzin’s echo hits the 13th century gutters."
psa: the ‘haunted’ istasyon building’s just pigeons humping in rafters. real creep’s at sille baraj gölü*-those still waters? perfect for dumping secrets. verified via this sketchy urban legend database.
fyi: stepping away from central anatolia? karaman’s got castle ruins where ottomans apparently buried bad stand-up comedians. ask for cemil at the bus station. tell him the ghost hunter sent you.
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