In many of his works, Fazıl Say makes reference to his native Turkey. Regarding Claros: Temple of Prophecies, he writes: "There are very special ancient cities in Turkey. In addition to the Ancient City of Ephesus around Izmir, I had the opportunity to visit the Ancient City of Colophon, an Ionian city in that region. When I went to Claros, the sacred area of the Colophon city, I was very impressed by the fact that it was a center of prophecy, its atmosphere and thematic structure. The story of ...