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Beyond that, nothing.

So we would suggest that the youngster from the Memphis Grizzlies familiarizes himself with the following: the value of the Turkish lira versus the dollar; the relative merits of playing in Izmir instead of Ankara; the history of Muslim secularism and the achievements of one Mustafa Kemal Ataturk; the beauty of the Bosphorus; and, lastly, where to find a decent meal if you can't really stomach three straight weeks of olives and yogurt as your dietary staples.

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