“A humanist thinker; an enthusiastic writer; a passionate illustrator-painter, graphic artist, caricaturist; botanist, environmentalist, natural philosopher; the exalter of the ‘Anatolian Civilization’, the spokesman of Anatolia; the traveler of Gökova, the pioneer of the Blue Voyage legend; the person who created a blue-green paradise in Bodrum, his place of exile, the permanent gardener of the Bodrum Municipality; the eponym of the children of Bodrum and ‘Uncle Cevat’; the designer of the dowry embroidery of the brides of Bodrum; the pioneer of sea tourism and the patron saint of tourist guides; a Bodrum lover, a wise man, a man of love and soul, the Fisherman of Halicarnassus.”
The authors of the book tell the life story of the Fisherman of Halicarnassus in three separate sections: Istanbul, Bodrum and Izmir. In Section IV, you will find the Fisherman’s versatility, productivity and contributions to the geography he lived in. Section V, which the authors call “Farewell and Loyalty”, consists of documents and information overflowing from the previous sections. Section VI consists of interviews…
You will find previously unpublished details, and you will be inspired by Balıkçı's life as much as everyone else who contributed to this book...