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“24 May

“Dear Güzin,

“Thanks for your sweet reply! Güzin, I have much to tell you in this letter My Güzin, today I am exactly twenty years old; until today I have never had a e proposal However, I have just had three in the saine how I feel Three proposals in one day Isn’t it frightening? Believe me when I say I feel a deep pain in my heart for two of the people who proposed to me On the other hand, I am so happy; I don’t knohat to do Let me tell you what happened: but you can never tell anyone! Except Azmi Bey, for if I were you I would tell Azmi Bey all my secrets! But to my story The first one came before dinner This was Doctor Afif Bey, who I mentioned to you in my earlier letter! This somber man was very cool outwardly But ere alone, I felt so was about to happen between us When I was alone near the piano, the doctor confessed his love in a very modest, but kind and extremely sincere way, and proposed toposition It was so difficult to turn down this handso man and his earnest proposal But my heart was already connected by an unbreakable bond to soan to cry He quickly stood up in a sad and e ht have hope for the future Then I felt itman that the love and dreams of another man were in my heart, and that is what I did Afif Bey looked pale and his lips quivered He wanted to say soreat sincerity, he held my hands, wished me a happy life in the future, and insisted that I consider him a close, dear friend

“Late afternoon

“My tall, handsome, curly-haired staff major Turan has just left… I feel bored, and so shall continue to write what occurred

“Number two came after dinner This one is also a handsoinal character’ A beautiful specimen of Anatolian man Raised in the ‘Efe’ culture of Aydin,[8] he is a tall, heroic-looking, naïve, brave young uz’ Is that not a name that someone like you, with the heart of a poet, would love? He is also the type that could arouse such feelings Our Turan Bey, Doctor Afif Bey, and this Özdeether on the front lines of the War of Independence Turan Bey speaks constantly of what Özdeuz Bey did at the Usak front and in rear support

“This young ood education His wealthy father sent hi the Great War; so in short, aside from his sunburnt face and very sweet Aydin accent, he in no way resehlanders And there is also his sincere manner and almost feminine innocence and purity Soirls arestory short, this fellow fro Anatolian ood education in Germany, proposed to me in his oay, and it was practically a recurrence of the events between Doctor Afif and myself But to tell the truth, I think I cried even , tanned hands and held them He even kissed them and said:

“ ‘Sadan, you are a wars to the uessed, and if he knows your value, then I congratulate you both with all h I areement of friendship between us Whatever you need and whenever you wish, you can count on the sacrifice of this young Turk!’

“Güzin, do I need to speak of number three? I don’t, do I? Then there is no reason to write the conclusion of the scene between Turan and me Oh, if I hadn’t had to break the hearts of those two precious, honest young men, how happy I would have been! These three men are close friends Do they talk about me?

“Güzin, it has been a long time I wait for you with all of my heart Come, come, come!

“Love and loved by you,

“Sadan”

From Güzin’s Diary

24 July Bakirköy—I have finally coed and kissed her affectionately Oh, how beautiful this calm, seaside corner of Istanbul is after months of lonely work We walk around everywhere, Sadan and I; in the h hillside overlooking the sea

But I have one worry; I have not received any letters from Azmi I wonder why?