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The line points to the value of what we grow up without noticing. It can be taken to mean that people only fully grasp the loss of something when they have lived close to it, loved it, and then been separated from it. It lands for someone who has moved away from a landscape, a family place, or any daily abundance that only becomes precious in memory.
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About Mehmet Murat ildan
Turkish journalist and human rights advocate Award-winning reporter and former political prisoner, known for his investigative work on Turkey’s Kurdish conflict and his outspoken criticism of government repression. His writings and interviews offer sharp, firsthand perspectives on dissent and survival under authoritarian pressures.
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