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“I lived a good life… I ate and drank everything, and traveled. Was I supposed to just sit around?”
— Ayşe Güler Altuğ
“I played tennis until I was 91; I have five first-place finishes. At age 80, I made the national team in the over-80 age group.”
— Kemalettin Muammer Orbay
“Perhaps reaching this age is a result of living a happy life. Seeing my family’s happiness gives me the will to live. Thanks be to God. Do good deeds; even if the fish doesn’t know, the Creator does.”
— Hayriye Günsel Madanoğlu
“I eat slowly and don’t eat too much. I don’t eat fried foods, and I don’t eat late at night. I go to bed at 10:00 p.m. But I’ve always been an active person, and I still go for walks. I read my newspaper every day and follow the news and fashion online. Take care of yourselves, don’t fall, and don’t lift heavy things. That’s my advice to the young people.”
— Fatma Nazmiye Sınırgeçti
“You have to be patient and hope for the best. Patience is the key to everything. We may rebel, but every night has a morning. You wake up in the morning, and the sun is shining. There will definitely be a brighter day ahead.”
— Aliye Çiloğlu
The book you hold in your hands features 40 names from Istanbul—people who have reached and even surpassed the age of 100—along with 40 miracles and their incredible stories… They witnessed two world wars, the final years of the Ottoman Empire, the War of Independence, the founding of our Republic, wars, peace, and countless political crises. They bore witness to the history of their homeland. They have tasted both happiness and sorrow… It tells the stories of the last representatives of a generation that built the present through the 100+ years of their life’s struggle…