Gölyazı: A Line on the Map, a Trace in the Heart

Some journeys leave only a line on the map; some leave a deep mark on the heart… This journey I made to Gölyazı was one of the latter. Sometimes the call of Southern Marmara comes with a wind, sometimes with a silence that grows inside a person. I had previously experienced the salty breeze of Erdek, the history echoing in the stone streets of Bursa, and the peaceful village roads of Balıkesir. This time, as if to complete an incomplete sentence…