Kaptan June and the Dalyan Turtles

“… By 1984, Kaptan June, as she was affectionately called by the local community, was living in a hut on that glorious beach. From here she swam in the cool early mornings, ate delicious breakfasts of’white cheese and olives from he nearby mountains and watched the sun set into the indigo sea. That is, until she met the sea turtles, those huge primeval creatures who lumbered out of the sea at night to lay their eggs in hundreds on the beach. …”