"Oktay?" "Look..." "Oktay is here." "How have you been?" "Did you not bring any present for us ?" "Not even a bottle of whiskey for your brother?" "God save us!" "Sorry brother,there was a huge line at the duty free shop." "Anyway, dad's inside." "I have some dishes left Oktay,i will finish washing them off if you don't mind..." "Sure thing,I'm not a guest here..." "That's right..." "Father?" "Oktay?" "Welcome son. I was just doing some work here..." "Let me finish this sentence off before i lose it." "Go ahead into lounge and i will be right there." " Hey give me that" " Give it to me" "That's enough kids. I have had enough of you!" "Look your uncle is here go give him a hug." "Where the hell are you going?" "!" "Thats alright brother." "Stop embarassing them." "is dad not coming?" "He is." "He is just finishing off..." "So, how is it all going?" "Not bad brother." "I'm sure it'all going alright..." "I hear you have been sending Emine some money." "Are you playing favourites between your siblings?" "!" "Of course I am sending her money." "She is our baby sister." "Baby?" "She is grown-up married woman.. with a husband, and a brother-in-law and a father-in-law!" "Have you been sending money to these random people when your own blood and flesh haa been struggling over here?" "!" "I haven't been sending money to any random people,.." ".. but to our sister so that she doesn't get belittled by random people." "Welcome." "Thank you." "How is your mother?" "Very good!" "Thank you!" "Hey Oktay." "Would you like to drink some raki?" "Sure, I would." "We've just run out!" "Oktay, go get a large bottle of it, come on and we'll have some together, two brothers." "Welcome, How may i help you?" "Hi there. I'd like a room please." "Sure, how many days will you be staying?" "Oktay!" "Look who is here.." "What's up?" "When did you get here?" "I've just arrived Ahmet." "You haven't been home yet?" "No, it's a little late...they would havegone to sleep by now...." "No way." "Sami would never go to sleep at this time." "I dont know, i didn't want to ring the doorbell and trouble anyone at this time." "That's OK." "We'll go to my place." "No way." "Let me stay here Ahmet." "I wouldn't want to bother anyone." "No way stop acting like somestranger in a foreing land." "Oktay, he is my relative." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too." "Alright then, let's get going." "Ahmet, look, it's gotten quite late." "No way I'll leave you here, let's go..." "Kamil, i see you in the morning." "Okay brother, have a good night." "You too." "Oh by the way, don't forget about the wake-up call for room 204 at 7 o'clock, ok?" "don't you forget!" "Ok, i won't." "What's in the beg?" "Raki... i got it at the duty free shop.." "Ooooh, good, we will have a round when we get home." "Wow, it has been such a long time?" "..." "She might have gone to the neighours?" "Sorry to bother you at this time of the night mabule,but..." "Not a problem Ahmet, your mum is in here, she had been waiting for you." "She is in the bathroom, will be out soon." "Come on in..." "No no, wouldn't want to bother you." "Oktay has come a long way." "He'd be tired." "Welcome." "I forgot my keys.." "Oh you're here?" "my father and your brother Ali Galip bought a mine near Kopruoren." "Can they find any?" "They hardly cover their own expenses." "They have no capital, no diggger." "Everything is rental." "They have been spending every little penny to pay for them." "What i am trying to say is,it is not going so well." "So... how many days is your leave?" "It is up to me Ahmet, but i do notthink it would be more than 10 days." "I'm here to sort out the military service duty... I'll go to Ankara, to Gata Hospital." "I had a work accident two years ago. I got a slipped disc." "I've had three operations.Still walking around in a back brace." "I'll get an unfit report.They'll make me do the military service otherwise." "Aren't going to do the paid, shorter one?" "It is an option but why do it in this state after all. 20 thousand mark is lot of manet, too!" "I just recently struggled to open a store and I owe enough money as it is." "How will I pay for the military service?" "I am going to bed." "Don't stay up too late." "Bon appetit." "Good night." "Have a good sleep." "Oh, you are up already?" "Why are you sitting here?" "I just got up.." "Didn't want to disturb anyone." "Stop acting like a guest here..." "Let me fix up the breakfast." "Ahmet will be up soon." "Go alead into the lounge and make yourself at home." "I'll get going before it's too late." "Oktay say hi to Uncle mustafa and brother Sami." "Sure, will do." "And i'll be at a the hotel, in case you get bored." "Sure." "See you later." "But..." "You haven't even anything to eat." "Thanks a lot, i am not used to having breakfast." "Ok, if you say so..." "I will make you a coffee..." "Don't even bother." "It's no bother, we'll sit down and have one together." "Thank you." "Bone appetit." "I haven't seen your father for a while." "Turn it over." "Let me readyour cup.." "Thank you m'am. I should get going." "It will only take 10 minutes,then you can go." "Thanks, but I'd better leave." "Oh, are you off?" "I was going to invite you over for a coffee." "Ayse is a great coffe cup reader..." "We have just had a coffee each makbule, thanks." "Thanks so much." "Hoopefully, next time." "Anyway, I will have a coffee by Ayse then..." "Ok, see you then." "Bye bye." "Say hi to your father and all." "Will do." "Hi there." "Hi brother." "I've just dropped by to say goodbye." "my parents have gone to Konya." "I thought I'd go to Ankara." "Will you be back when you are done over there?" "Of course. my parents will be back by then too." "Don't you leave without seeing us on your way back." "We hardly ever see you." "I will drop by, don't worry..." "Have a good one then." "Thanks." "Fuel pump is broken." "What are we going to do?" "That part is hard to find around here." "I'm going to Eskisehir the day after tomorrow." "I'll have a look for it thereif you want it changed." "It'll be too late then..." "Wouldn't those of the broadway model be compatible?" "No, it won't." "I'd say go get one and I'll install it for you but it's Sunday tomorrow, all the shops will be closed." "There is no way we can find it around here?" "Have a look around if you like but I doubt you can find it." "OK, we'll have a look at it anyway." "It's up to you." "Oktay, would you mind filling up this bucket for me please?" "..oh don't worry it forgot about your back injury." "No no, a bucket won't do my back any harm." "Oh wait..." "What's happening mum?" "Just resting for a little while... lsn't Oktay around?" "He had some back ache,he is having a nap." "And I was having one here." "Let me have a look at him." "Let him rest...." "Did you get some yoghurt?" "Yes, I did..." "Are you feeling any better?" "Ahmet..." "Ahmet..." "Come on, get up..." "Good morning, how is your back?" "so-so..." "Turn around and let me rub some of this on  your back, it'll take away all your pain..." "Go on, turn around..." "Oh OK!" "What's up brother?" "What thgoughts are you lost in?" "Nothing..just drifted away for a second." "Thanks." "Your back is feeling better I hope?" "Yeah..marginally better." "Dad has a bad back too." "Not as serious as yours but he feels it every now and then." "mum has developed thisback cream on dad." "Takes away the back pain straight away." "Doesn't your father come visit on the weekends?" "...let's say it's better that he doesn't.." "Go in the shower if you have finished your cofee." "Water has warmed up." "OK." "I'll take a quick shower and be out in 10 minutes." "Sure." "How is your back?" "much better, thanks for the cream." "Can I have a cigarette please?" "You should go in and take a shower too when Ahmet is out." "This thing we put on you stinks a little." "Sure." "Turn it over." "Let me read you cup." "Come in!" "Let me rub your back and I'll heat up some food." "Ahmet will be out soon." "You can go in straight after." "I haven't brought any towels with me though." "I will give you a fresh one." "I hope that's OK." "Oktay..." "Oktay..." "Come on, get up." "Ahmet will be up soon." "Good morning to you too." "Good morning, up you get." "What time will you go to the mechanic?" "I will go in the afternoon." "Drop by the hotel beforehand if you like, we'll go together." "No need to keep you away from your work." "But, will that be OK... lt sure will be OK..." "I know where it is,I will sort it out." "If you say so." "You can call me at the hotel if anything comes up." "Sure thing..." "You are something else?" "!" "Something else?" "Seriously something else..." "What is that supposed to mean?" "I don't know..." "As in, very good.." "Did you not understand how very good I am last night?" "Last night?" "..." "Yup, last night." "I almost drank a whole bottle to get the courage to get here last night." "So, I wasn't in a state to remember much." "Thanks." "You're welcome." "Shhhhhh!" "What is it?" "must be makbule." "She will talk for hours and will now do our heads in." "Anyway, I think she is gone." "Are you a little too close with this woman?" "Why?" "... I don't know, she is constantly at your door." "Well of course, she is my neighbour." "You are not going anywhere today, right?" "mum, can you please put my pygamas in a bag?" "Kamil's dad is not well.l will spend the night at the hotel instead tonight." "What's wrong with him?" "He had a stoke." "They took him to the hospital." "Have a good one." "Thanks." "Just trying to keep myself busy." "Welcome." "Thanks." "So, what have you been up to?" "Did you get the car?" "No, they were not finished with it yet..." "They said possibly tomorrow afternoon." "I wish you had told me." "He must have taken anotherjob inbetween." "What's the hurry anyway." "We will be able to see you for a few more days at least." "You hardly ever visit." "I've put in clean socks too." "For you to change in the morning." "Aa aa.. are you off straight away?" "Won't you eat something before you leave." "A guy from the next door shop is minding the reception." "I have to go straight away." "I will order in some kebap or something." "Brother,you won't be going anywhere tomorrow as yet, right?" "I don't know Ahmet. lt's all up to when the cars gets fixed." "I can't leave the hotel any earlier than tomorrow night." "Drop by beforehand if you happen to leave tomorrow" "OK I will." "See you later." "Bye bye..." "Give our good wishes to Kamil." "OK I will." "Hard to believe....at such a young age." "Stop worrying about him now." "Let's hope he gets better soon." "Go put something nice on." "Let's go out." "Out where?" "Out." "Somewhere we can have some good food and some drinks." "No, we can't." "We will bump into someone we know." "Besides, there is nowhere around here for a man and a woman to go have fun together." "OK, you go get dressed." "We'll catch a cab to Eskisehir then." "Would that be alright?" "... may be we should have never come out." "What if someone sees us?" "Who will see us in Eskisehir?" "What if Ahmet comes back home?" "He can't leave the hotel." "I don't know. I'm just so anxious." "Don't be.." "We will go around, have fun and will return home without a problem." "Besides, no one can harm you when I'm with you." "I'm having lskender for the first time I think after almost 10,years." "Enjoy." "Kasim doesn't know how to enjoy dinners like this." "In fact, he does when drinking till he gets blind with his friends." "Don't worry about Kasim now." "Let's enjoy our dinner." "Would you like some butter?" "Sorry?" "Pour us both some, but not too much." "Sure, sir." "What do the foreign women have over us?" "Nothing." "Why are all Turkish men after tourist women then?" "Because of their ignorance." "must be out of curiousity..." "They must think they are easier targets." "That too." "For instance, all men get together at the Eiffel Tower on New Year's eve." "You know why?" "Why?" "Because everone would kiss each other at mindmight." "On the lips?" "Everyone congratulates each other." "And these guys make the most of it..." "Why did they build the Eiffel Tower?" "What do you mean why?" "You know..." "Why?" "What was the point?" "I don't know..." "Where did this come from now?" "I don't know..." "It's stand there like nothing.." "Why don't you rethun home?" "It's not that easy..." "I've a life over there." "I have a job." "Besides, what will i do over here?" "You can set up a business here." "I will never set up a business here." "I'll come back only after I've made enough money for the rest of my life." "I'm working like a dog now." "In 10,year, i'll be spending it like a king." "Ayse!" "Yes?" "Will you come with me?" "Where to?" "To Paris!" "Quite tired now... I'll make you a coffee. lt'll help you rest." "Don't worry about the coffee now.Let's have another glass to drink and go to bed." "Come on." "Ahh.." "I won't drink another one but will get you some if you like." "Ok, let's have coffee then." "Wait.." "You'll spill the coffees." "Let them spill." "Wait.." "let me at least turn the fire off." "Are you mad at me?" "Surprised." "Why are you surprised?" "I do not know." "I need to be teaching you same things but clearly you are much better than me at it." "You don't need to have been to Europe to be good at it." "Of course not.. but this much of it.. to the degree of pervesion!" ".." "That's not what you said earlier though!" "Was this not normal?" "!" "There is plenty in Europe." "They have clubs and shops for all this." "That right but..." "But what?" "When they do it in Europe, it's normal and all good." "When we do it, it's." "I am sorry." "I did not wanna say that, itjust came out of my mouth." "Are you jealous?" "Why would i be jealous?" "I would if there were a guy!" "...." "With makbule?" "Good morning!" "Good morning." "Aaah, you've got sucuk?" "I thought you might be having raki this early in the morning." "Allah Allah..." "Don't you think I know you drink that in secret?" "I don't come back home very often..." "It's hard to get my hands on raki over there." "Clearly, I can't hide anything from you!" "Alright, I didn't say a word." "But don't have it again so early on empty stomach please." "Yes your highness." "Don't mock me!" "Not mocking, just tell me and I'll give it up all together." " Really?" " Of course." "I'll give it up when I go back home anyway. I'll only have it when we come to Turkey on holidays." "I'll go get the car." "And, we'll go to the police centre..." " ls your birth registered over here?" " Yes." "We'll get it within a few days if you're registered here." "These things are easy now.." "The challenge is to get the visa, but don't worry, I'll sort it out." "Do you think it will work out?" "Why wouldn't it?" "What about Ahmet?" "Ahmet is a not a little kid." "He is a grown up men." "He is but he wouldn't look at my face ever again." "He would.." "I mean he wouldn't be very happy about it at the beginning." "He'd get used to it later on seeing it's serious..." "We'll come back and make it all good with him." "may be he could even join us later on." "He would not." "He will." "Why wouldn't he?" "He can even go to university there." "Don't worry about it, I'll sort it all out..." "Do you have a passport photo?" "Yes, I do." "Good." "You get all that ready along with your National lD card..." "I'll be back in about an hour and then we can go out." " See you later!" " Bye bye." "Aleykum selam..." "Oo.." "Aleykum selam..." "What's happening?" "is my car all fxed?" "It is. I expected you to pick it up yesterday." "I had some other business to sort out..." "No problem... I couldn't find that part for the car brand new." "I got a used part but it'tjust as good as new." "Will it take me to France?" "It'll take you there and back twice..." "Not that it won't, I thought I'd let you know so you don't think I ripped you of putting in a used part." "Not at all." "Bismillah." "is it all good?" " l gave it a wash too." " Thanks, how much do I owe you?" "Good day, makbule Hanim." "Sorry to disturb. ls Aunty Ayse here?" "No. isn't she at the house?" "No." "She might have just gone to the shops." "Come on it, wait inside." "No, thank you, I wouldn't want to trouble you.." "Please, not at all." "Ayse will be back shortly." "I had something to do at the shops." "Let me get that sorted out in the meantime." "Apologies again." " Hi there.." " Can i havev a beer." "Would you like some nuts too?" " No, thanks." "How much is it?" "Eight beers..." "Four million..." "Keep the change." "Where have you been?" "!" "Come in." " Where were you?" "!" "Ahmet is inside, sleeping!" "Get in there!" "Where have you been?" "!" "At the hospital." "We went to see Kamil's father." " You do not wanna come with me?" " l do!" "Why didn't you wait for me then?" "!" "Why did you leave?" "!" "Ahmet came and pick me up.What was I to do?" "!" "What was I to say?" "!" "..." "Was I to say." "I'm waiting for Oktay to come and get me to go get a passport?" "!" "You could have come up with something if you wanted to!" "You could have said I'm sick!" "..." "You could have said something!" "It is not that easy Oktay." "What if he can tell I'm lying to him?" "Why are you being like this Oktay?" "is there no other day to do this?" "Isn't there tomorrow?" "..." "We'll go tomorrow." "I'm going to Ankara tomorrow!" "'ll go by myself." "So what?" "I'll go and apply for it." "Oktay..." "Why are you being this way?" "..." "I want to go, too... I've spent my entire life getting screwed over Ayse!" "Whomever I've been nice to, or I've done a favour for did some business behind my back." "Even my father stabbed me in the back for a few bucks." "Now I want to believe you..." "Do not screw me over Ayse!" "How is your friend's dad doing?" "Not very well." "We went to visit him with mum today." "His face is all paralysed, lost sensation on his left side all together." "He can't speak." "Quite bad!" "Welcome." "Good night." "Good night makbule." "Come on in." "Oh, please, I didn't mean to disturb you at all." "I've fried some borek, I thought I'd bring you some too." "Thank you makbule, come in." "Thanks makbule, please join us.." "l have already eaten..." "But, I'll sit with you." "Would you like some raki makbule?" "Don't know..." "Ok, I'll have a glass." "I'll get you a glass." "So?" "Have you sorted all your stuff out Oktay?" "Yes, I have." "Oktay was left at the door today." "He dropped by my place to ask where your mum was." "You were apparenlty at the hospital at the time." "I told him to come in and... ..wait inside, we're neighbours after all." "But he wouldn't ..." "Nothing serious, it's just a glass." "It's the evil eye that cracked it!" "God protect us from the evil eye!" "There is evil eye on her!" "..." "Hope God takes their evil eyes out!" "Once you're done here, go to the postoffice and get the phone reconnected." "I'll call you from Ankara." "When will you be back?" "I should be back by tomorrow night if nothing goes wrong." "Don't forget to get the phone reconnected." "I won't." " Take care of yourself..." "Don't drink too much." " Ok." "You too..." "Do not forget the phone!" "Snow comes through the window Dear mother ..." "I can't take the distaces any longer  Dear mother ..." "I can't take the distaces any longer  Dear mother ..." "I can't take the distaces any longer  That's how I am Strangers have taken away my love, ... I can't take that either any longer..." "Thank you." "Good day" "Yes please." "You have a spare room?" "Sure sir, for how many days?" "One night." "may I have your id please?" "Would you like a blanket?" "Dont you have blanket at the rooms?" "We do. I'm asking whether you'd like an extra one?" "No, thanks." "Do you have a phone?" "Here you go." "Hello?" "How are you?" "I am good too." "is Ahmet out?" "Good Good." "I've missed you too... I've got the referral from the military office, I'll go to the hospital tomorrow morning." "What have you been up to?" "..." "Good, OK..." "OK..." "I'll call you again later." "Fourth flor, room number 403." "Thank you." "Text:" "Fit for military service." "Cannot be a Comando." " Fill it up." "Do you have a Phone?" " There is one on the table inside." "Hello Ayse?" "I am on my way." "You don't need to say anything anyway, just listen to what I say.Get your stuff ready, I'll come pick you up." "We need to get going as soon as possible." "We'll catch the ferry from Izmir to Italy." "I'll sneak you through in my luggage...." "They are taking me in for the military Service Ayse!" "..." "Welcome Oktay." "Come on in  Would you believe it!" "I've been telling you all along there is evil eye on this household..." "The other day, Ayse and I were having dinner.She reached over.." " Welcome Oktay." " Oktay brother, welcome, come on in." "Welcome Oktay." "How are you?" "I've got all your stuff ready Oktay, since you said you were in a hurry." "Are you leaving straight away?"