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Month: February, 2008

Mehmet

25 February, 2008 (07:33) | Mehmet |

Mehmet, a handsome young man worked at the Café Efsane. In this story, he was the invisible translator. Because Yilmaz and I could not speak the same language, Mehmet was able to translate instantaneously as I asked questions, Yilmaz answered or Yilmaz ask his questions and I answered. Mehmet had a very strong grasp on [...]

In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul – Turkish version

24 February, 2008 (10:03) | In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul, Language | 1 comment

İstanbul’da Bir Küçük Çocuğu Arayış İstanbul’u Hayal Et. Nehirlerin denize kavuştuğu, Gemilerin açıldığı, Trafiğin kükrediği, Galata köprüsünde Erkeklerin balık tuttuğu, İnsanların Cennet ve klimalar İçin dua ettiği İstanbul’da Küçük bir çocuğu arıyorum. If you like this post, bookmark it!

Café Efsane

23 February, 2008 (03:05) | Yilmaz, The Little Boy of Istanbul | 2 comments

The Café by the New Mosque was called the Café Efsane. Whenever friends were going to Istanbul, I would ask if they would go and say hello to the waiters of the Café Efsane and maybe look for the little boy Yilmaz. Some of my friends took my photos with them to give to the [...]

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