Yesterday, we heard the passing of our dear friend Oya. We visited her last October when we were in Istanbul and even then she was suffering to some extent. She was a linguist, a teacher, a friend, especially a close one to my late sister Binnaz. We will miss her but will find comfort in that she is no longer suffering. I took the following photographs back in October 2019 during our visit with her. I told her that I would take a couple of photographs and she said: “don’t show them to me.” And, I have not until today.
Jan and I express our heartfelt condolences to all Oya’s family, friends, students.
Rest in peace, Oya.
Abstracts – Jan Ekin, A Photo Book
Sal Capirchio
Cemal / Jan – So sorry for your loss.
A. Cemal Ekin
Thanks, Sal. This kind of news increases in frequency as our ages climb.
Cemal
Michael Di Stefano
So sorry to hear of to loss of your friend.
A. Cemal Ekin
Thank you, Mike. A side effect of getting older, these news come more often. Life!
Cemal
Ramazan KAMARI
Allah rahmet eylesin. Sizin ve sevenlerinin başı sağ olsun.
A. Cemal Ekin
Sagol, Ramazan. Hayat denilen bir ucu dogum, diger ucu da olum olan bir zaman suresi. Oya tamamladi hayatini. Ilgine, yazina tesekkur ediyorum.
Cemal
Gary Chambers
I worked with Oya at Marmara University in the 1990s. She was a person of great dignity and a great teacher-I learned a lot from her. I am so sad she has passed away. Nur içinde yatsın.
A. Cemal Ekin
Garry, thanks for stopping by and sharing your memories with Oya. She was indeed a person of dignity. You remember your Turkish, that’s nice too!
Take care,
Cemal
Haluk
Sorry for your loss, Cemal. Kindly accept my deepest condolences.
Take care,
Haluk
A. Cemal Ekin
Thank you, Haluk. I hope you are all safe from the Covid-19 virus.
Take care,
Cemal
Bahar Bilgen
Cemal Bey basiniz sagolsun. Oya Hanim bizim Kalamis’ta alt kat komsumuzdu. Nur icinde yatsin.
A. Cemal Ekin
Tesekkur ederim Bahar Hanim. Tum taniyanlarin basi sag olsun. Ilginize, yorumunuza tesekkuler.
Saglikli gunler dileklerimle,
Cemal
zafer cokun
1970-1971 özel Moran lisesi Ingilizce ögretmenim Oya Berk bir Efsane ondan ögrendiklerimi bu gün hala unutmadim nur icinde yat Zafer Coskun
A. Cemal Ekin
Zafer, ilginize ve mesajiniza cok tesekkur ederim. Evet, Ozel Moran Lisesi’nde baslamisti Oya, kardesim Binnaz Melin ile. Ikisini de kaybettik, kalanlar sagolsun.
Iyi, saglikli gunler,
Cemal