Shades of violet

The most prized pigment of antiquity was processed not from a tangle of root or the frothy extract of a weed, but by drawing out a slimy secretion from the mucus glands behind the anus of murex sea snails - "the bottom of the bottom-feeders," historian Kelly Grovier has written.

Yes, we know, Turkey's tourism is not in a good state; actually, it is bad. Moreover, it is fighting for its life. Several resorts are empty, and hotels are closed. People are anxious. Nobody is in high spirits. International tourists are not coming. 

Well, I still have hope; things will get better. Now that spring is here, I have become more positive and hopeful. 

Deep purple is its color. It is often likened to dark velvet. Not that it is fuzzy. On the contrary, with a satin smooth surface, it is as shiny as polished marble. It must be the deepness of its color that makes one think of velvet. I'm talking about aubergines. In Turkish, in many cases the term "aubergine purple" is used to stress the intensity of the color purple.