My mum is coming from Kepsut (Balıkesir), a little town in the West of Turkey. 
Since my parents were working hard, they left me there during the summer holidays. 
I remember that my grandfather (Hüseyin) and grandmother (Türkan) were always working in their big garden. They had a lot of peach trees. I remember of the taste of the peaches. I also remember that Hüseyin and Türkan was taking me for rides in their car. It was an orange Anadol. I was always falling asleep during these rides. I guess our family sold this car when my grandfather passed away, on a cold and snowy day in Istanbul, in 2006. 
Since then, Türkan is alone. 
Her daughters taking care of her, but she is alone. She is expressing her solitude very often. She is old and seems sad. She talks a lot. No one listens to her. They are tired of her. She doesn’t hear well either. So, you should talk loudly to make yourself heard. This is also tiring… She is 91, her mind navigates between her sadness, loneliness, souvenirs and the present time. 
However, I tried to make a little interview with her to get to know her better. 
I don’t know if it’s a good idea, but I decided to broadcast some parts of this interview. She told me several times that she didn’t sing or listen to any music. But I remember that she once told me that she likes to listen “Yorgunum Dostlarım” (I am tired my friends) and I also checked with her daughters. At the end, I could prepare a playlist with the singers that she listened to and/or liked. 
Enjoy Türkan’s world! 


// Songs // 

1. Nurhan Damcıoğlu – Yangın Var

2. Nezahat Bayram – Cevizin Yaprağı Dal Arasında

3. Bedia Akartürk – Kesik Çayır 

4. İskender Doğan - Kan ve Gül

5. Nalan Altınörs – Sev Beni 

6. Adnan Şenses - Yorgunum Dostlarım 	

7. Orhan Hakalmaz – İki Keklik 

8. Neşe Karaböcek - Koca Dünya

Türkan’s world // Türkan'ın Dünyası

C'est l'anniversaire de Marla aujourd'hui. L'un de plus beaux sourires de Marseille.

Mavi Öykü

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