Leaving aside our collective obsession with the ruinous novel coronavirus for a moment, let’s focus on something positive for a change: This year is termed the Patara Year by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. “The Patara excavations began in 1988,” excavation leader Havva Iskan Isik says. “Sometimes we have a hard time believing it’s been 32 years.” Iskan has been involved with the excavations since day ...