(cont'd from Part 1)
Fethullah Gulen’s Longing for His Native Country
“I have had to live here for more than ten years. I would sacrifice my life fifty times for only one handful of my country’s soil, but I am here, enduring to this longing,” [Weekly online sermon, 05.09.2011] says Fethullah Gulen. He has been expressing his longing for Turkey at every opportunity for years.
May 10, 2013
Mother’s Day takes on a new meaning with Kimse Yok Mu
“Mother’s Day”, originated abroad in 1908, has been celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May in Turkey since a proposal by Association of Turkish Women in 1955.
Modest celebrations and gifts for our mothers, who are indisputably sacred and dedicated their lives to their children, allow them a meaningful break from the hectic life. However, while those desperately looking for a gift long in advance bemoan the lack of options their mothers deserve, the gifts, on the other hand, fail to go beyond being mere objects presented to enliven a short lived moment.
Modest celebrations and gifts for our mothers, who are indisputably sacred and dedicated their lives to their children, allow them a meaningful break from the hectic life. However, while those desperately looking for a gift long in advance bemoan the lack of options their mothers deserve, the gifts, on the other hand, fail to go beyond being mere objects presented to enliven a short lived moment.
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