Deyirmenoluk and the Five Villages

Deyirmenoluk is Memed's home village. It is also the home of Abdi Agha and the leading village among the five villages that Abdi controls. Deyirmenoluk is located in southeast Turkey on the Dikenli plateau, the home of the thistle fields, and at the base of the Taurus mountains.

The Town

The Town is a small city that is a couple of days walk from Deyirmenoluk. It is never given a definite name, but it has beautiful buildings and soon captivates Memed on his trip there. At the age of eighteen, before his troubles, Memed visits there and admires its marketplace. Later, Hatche is jailed in the town.

The Chukurova

The Chukurova is a plain with marshes and rivers going through it. Brigands fear operating in the Chukurova because it is protected by the police, unlike many mountain villages. Many villagers go to the...