From May 5 untill September 2, 2004 I resided in Neukoelln, berlin. This predominantly Turkish quarter lies in the heart of Berlin, bordering Kreuzberg. In no other city in Europe so many Turks reside as in Berlin, which gave the city its playful knick-name as the second largest city of Turkey. The Dutch author Cees Nooteboom published in 1990 a book entitled ‘Berlin Notices.’ The Berlin Notices at mindxp.com are a collection of notes I wrote during my stay in Berlin during the summer of 2004.