"We started searching for a only twinkle in the eyes of the survivors, like searching for diamonds in a coal mine after the earthquakes.’’
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In my Adiyaman story that began in March, I experienced what it was like to live in a tent for the first time in my life. My entire effort and endeavor were aimed at providing love, compassion, and the warmth of a home to the tents we set up, and as a 52 kg woman, I discovered that I had much greater strength than I had anticipated.
When we went to visit 80-year-old Arife Teyze to meet her needs, her most sincere smile and her words, "I used to live in an apartment, and even on the first day of moving in, I didn't feel as excited and happy as I do today. You made me very happy dear," and her big hug warms my heart every time I remember it.
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The happy screams of Emine, who has cerebral palsy, for wheelchair, will probably remain as the most beautiful sound I have ever heard in my life.
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I am experiencing how much the kitchen sets we distributed could mean to a mother, how a baby kit could fill the eyes of a father with three children, and how meaningful the melancholic yet hopeful expression of a young girl reflected in the mirror. Adiyaman gave me tremendous experiences...
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To all my team colleagues and to everyone who provided support to millions of people left behind after this great disaster, my heartfelt thanks.
