When I came back from kindergarten, I saw a stranger knocking the door of my house. My mother shouted‘Kim o? (Who is it?)’from the upper floor, and the man also shouted back‘Kim o!’. My mother asked‘Kim o?’again, but he answered‘Kim o’again.
We later found out that the man was Rum (Ottoman Greek), and his name was‘Kimo’. This story happened in 1922 when I was about five years old.

Born in Kaleici, Antalya in 1918. The first qualified architect in Antalya, educated at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul. Designed Ataturk Square. Is also a poet, and loves to research on the history of Antalya from the past to present. Works at Antalya Newspaper in the mornings, and contributes to preserving the cultural heritage of the town.

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