In these dark and troubled times, one needs to find something to laugh about, if only to ignore the dull and dreary shittiness of our leaders taking us all to hell in a handcart. Come with me, if you will, back to the late 1940's, to Germany, post second world war. New embassies have been built, and the ambassadors from various countries arrive to take up their onerous posts. Among them is the Ambassador to Turkey. This man has the extraordinary ability to put an involuntary smile on everyone's lips, even bring them to outright laughter, no matter how bad they might have been feeling one minute before meeting him. What was his strange skill? Was he a gifted comedian? An entertainer? A delightful raconteur? Did he have a ridiculous manner of walking? None of these. It was the mere mention of his name that had whole ambassadorial balls quaking with mirth. This upright, conscientious, dedicated man's name was........
Mustafa Kunt
I kid you not.