A Finnish couple, who needed to keep for 2 days in jap Tunceli province’s Pülümür district as a consequence of a street closure on the best way to Erzurum from Adana about half a century in the past, despatched a letter together with two albums full of images they took again at the moment.
The letter, titled, “To the kind people of Pülümür” deeply touched residents of the district, together with the mayor of Palümür, Müslüm Tosun, who acquired the letter.
The Finnish couple, Helena Holopainen and Markku Tiirakari, needed to spend two days within the district, over 49 years in the past, on Jan. 22, 1974, describing the 2 days of their keep within the letter.
Tosun, who had the letter, written in English, translated, stated that the letter and album that got here a long time later crammed them with pleasure.
Stating that he was very stunned at first, Tosun stated: “A letter from Finland was addressed to the Pülümür Municipality on my behalf by an individual we have no idea. When I opened it, I noticed two fastidiously ready albums. The story of a household attempting to move to Erzurum from Adana on Jan. 22, 1974. It was written in English. When we had the interpretation performed, we (understood) they needed to keep right here owing to climate situations. They have been friends at a neighborhood home right here. They wrote about reminiscences of the time they spent there and despatched two albums consisting of images taken at the moment in Pülümür.”
Noting that the letter made him very emotional, he stated that after once more he was touched by the hospitality of the individuals of Pülümür, and the worth they add to human relations.
Adding that the identical sentiment was reciprocated by their Finnish pals, who added images from their youthful days together with new images, Tosun stated he would additionally like to jot down again to them, reinitiate communication and invite them to go to Pülümür once more.
Highlighting that there have been many images of the district from that point within the album, Tosun stated, “Seeing Pülümür from the eyes of that day filled us with different excitement.”
Mehmet Ali Yüce, a neighborhood resident, 33 years outdated on the time, stated he hosted the couple again in 1974 and added that he was very proud of the letter from Finland.
The couple from Finland, within the concluding a part of their letter, famous their hearts have been with the individuals of Türkiye following the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
