“Our prophet said: 'He is a poor man who has no woman, and she is a poor woman who has no man.' I will pick you up nevertheless and if you marry again, don't be afraid. But you know, not all men appeal to me.”

Letter to Aysel Şengün (2001)

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September 11th hijacker 1975–2001

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