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TURKISH PART

We are six sisters.We live in Göreme in Cappadocia Region in Turkey.Our town is small but unique with its fascinating fairy chimneys.It is also famous for its white pigeons.

A few years ago we went to bazaar and bought a white pigeon and also took a photo with it.It was so white and pure and innocent that we began to call it as "Peace"." We would make ourselves understood.All of us loved it a lot but mostly our sister Ayşe.The Peace was in her hands in a day.One day our sister Ayşe became seriously ill and died at her youg age.We have all mourned for our beloved sister for days and weeks.

This is the last picture now which was left from the days with my sister.My older sister wrote a poem after her:

"Peace in my dead sister's hand,

She is now in the far away land."