It was not only that the people of Kars were accustomed to such nocturnal raids; they simply wouldn’t be distracted from the live broadcast from the National Theater. All the sidewalks in town were empty, all the shutters closed, and apart from the odd teahouse with a television no one was open for business. Sunay was well aware that all eyes in the city were on him, and this made him feel not just secure but extraordinarily powerful.
