Gallipoli Has Its True Daughters and True Mothers
Gallipoli (Gelibolu) has its true daughters, its true mothers. 🧿
These lovely ladies all came to the same street as brides back in the 1960s.
Their mothers-in-law were friends,
their husbands were friends,
their children are friends, and these girls live for three things:
1 - Their honour
2 - Their little ones
3 - Keeping house😌
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May God never part them 🙏
To this day they have never been apart. 🧿
If they don't see each other one day, they are sure to meet or phone the next.
Together they prepare their winter provisions, their mantı (Turkish dumplings) and their holiday sweets.
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They have become more than sisters now.
They never take offence at one another.
And they have such a sweet way of chatting
that you could listen to them for hours without getting bored.
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Anyone who goes outside
faces both the coronavirus and a fine…
But how are these true daughters supposed to stay apart?
They agreed on a story over the phone.
If they got caught, they would tell the police,
"Son, our fathers registered us as older than we are. We're not 65 yet!" 🥺🥺🥺
"Don't you dare, mother dear, what are you doing? NO VISITING!"
I say, explaining once again how serious the situation is.
"Besides, would the police believe you?
Or rather, who would BELIEVE you (kim İNANIR)?" I ask.
And doesn't my mum answer, "Kadir İNANIR!" 🥰 [a pun on the name of the famous Turkish actor Kadir İnanır]
(she picked up that joke from our kids, too)😘
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Our true daughters
have swallowed their longing; they are staying home and not seeing each other.
May God keep our elders with us for a long time.
Amen, Amen…. A thousand times Amen 🙏🙏🙏
