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Wife of Imprisoned Official Shares Heartfelt Message: 'We Will Reunite'

Wife of Imprisoned Official Shares Heartfelt Message: 'We Will Reunite'

From Cumhuriyet · (17m ago) Turkish Critical tone

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Pınar Çalışkan Gülten posted a touching message for her husband, Ramazan Gülten, who has been imprisoned for a year.
  • She described him as her support through all four seasons, expressing her longing for their reunion.
  • Ramazan Gülten was arrested as part of an operation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

A year has passed since the arrest of Ramazan Gülten, Deputy Secretary-General and Head of the Zoning and Urban Planning Department at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), as part of the March 19th operations. His wife, Pınar Çalışkan Gülten, has shared a deeply moving message on social media, articulating the profound impact of his absence. Her words paint a vivid picture of their shared life and her unwavering hope for his return. "You are my spring, my courage in summer, my resilience in autumn, my support in winter," she wrote, emphasizing how each season of the past year has been marked by his absence. She continued, "Four seasons have passed without you. My spring, you are the reason for everything budding within me. We will reunite..." This heartfelt tribute underscores the personal toll of the ongoing legal proceedings against İBB officials. While the official narrative focuses on the investigations, Gülten's message brings a human dimension to the situation, highlighting the enduring strength of love and hope in the face of adversity. The message serves as a poignant reminder of the families affected by such high-profile arrests and the deep longing for reunion that persists. Her words, filled with poetic imagery, convey a powerful sense of commitment and anticipation for their eventual reunion, a sentiment that resonates deeply within the community.

You are my spring, my courage in summer, my resilience in autumn, my support in winter. Four seasons have passed without you. My spring, you are the reason for everything budding within me. We will reunite...

— Pınar Çalışkan GültenHer social media post dedicated to her imprisoned husband.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.