Göynük

“The father says one thing, fate says another…” Akşemseddin, the tutor who said this to Murad II when he scolded mischievous young Mehmed, “You’ll never amount to anything!”, was proven right, as we know. But where was the final stop of the teacher who made that prince the Conqueror? Göynük, west of Bolu, tucked into a valley, its houses lined along two slopes…