Being a minority in Istanbul starts with numbers.<\/p>\n
It is not known whether there are 500 or 1000 Greeks left.
\nJews 12-13 thousand.
\nArmenians are 50 thousand in and 50 thousand out.
\nAssyrians 6-7 thousand.
\nTogether with others, we are not even 1 in a thousand in the population of this country.<\/p>\n
We are a footnote in statistics.
\nBut you are the main text in the memory of this city.<\/p>\n
We are the diversity on the table of this country.
\nSometimes appetizers, sometimes salads, sometimes entrees, sometimes couver...
\nBut we were never considered the main course.<\/p>\n
We were told as children: We are \u201cgiaour\u201d here. But this fact does not change: We showed our belonging not by shouting but by working.<\/p>\n Now it's Ramadan. Fasting is not only about fasting. Maybe this is what this country needs the most: Variety enriches the table. This month, let's cleanse not only our stomachs but also our minds. Because we are not guests of this country. O Ramadan<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diversity enriches the table. Equality strengthens the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":282958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[286],"tags":[289],"class_list":{"0":"post-282957","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-yazarlar","8":"tag-manset"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282959,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282957\/revisions\/282959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cDon't say mama on the street, say mom.\u201d<\/em>
\nEven a word seemed too much.
\nOne word was enough to make you \u201cother\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nJust past Ipsala, \u201cTurk.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe flagged passport is our honor.
\nWe were born in this land, we produced, we invested, we provided employment.
\nWe paid our taxes, we did our military service, we mourned, we carried our flag.<\/p>\n
\nWe are also in the Great Lent.
\nThe calendars face the same sky.<\/p>\n
\nIt is purification.
\nIt is the purification of the mind, heart and tongue before the stomach.
\nIt is to be free from prejudice, arrogance and discrimination.<\/p>\n
\nTo stop seeing each other as \u201cvarieties\u201d and see each other as equals.<\/p>\n
\nBeing equal strengthens the country.<\/p>\n
\nNo hiding identities, no growing fears.<\/p>\n
\nWe are the owners of this house.<\/p>\n