turk degilim - but my heart is...

About five years ago, I was the standard American - couldn't find Turkey on a world map. I was fortunate to meet a bunch of Turkish friends here in the San Francisco area which lead me to eventually move to Istanbul to live for a year. While there I fell in love with this magical city, and the turkish culture and people. I miss Istanbul and the turkish coast terribly. I hope to find reasons to visit/live there in my future. Maybe you could be my reason?