Skoy, Phyllis M.: - Phyllis M Skoy is the author of two novels set in Turkey, What Survives and its prequel, As They Are. She is currently writing the third in the series, A Coup, to complete A Turkish Trilogy.She is also the author of Myopia, a memoir. Skoy's fascination with Turkey took hold the first time she set foot on Turkish soil in 1998.She discovered a story that provided a window into turbulent times, and she became captivated with why "we create magnificent cultures and then destroy them."Skoy is a retired psychoanalyst living in Placitas, New Mexico.