Stories of the Walled City uncover the subtleties of life through love, faith and human relationships. They take the reader to a distant land -- a faraway world where every character breathes the life of an ordinary person. The human flaws in them are surprisingly familiar in any setting. The charm of the stories does not lie only in the pretended moral acts of the characters but also in the delusional life of perfection. They give a glimpse of the desired balance between both the worlds that pierce through the questions of spirituality in selfish or selfless acts. Ali Ayçil is successful in portraying a dynamic cultural and spiritual blend in his stories that end with a note of morality. His style of writing in the lyrical prose of Turkish language attracts readers of all genres.