Erkan will be in the gendarmerie force, stationed in Kastamonu for 5.5 months.
Kastamonu is a western Black Sea town, 7 hours away from Istanbul..
That’s what I am going to do:
This is from Kastamonu gendarmarie station…
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Erkan,
Thank you for your countless posts on your fascinating country and its competing political and societal forces.
I wish you the best for your military service and hope to see you back soon.
What are they singing Erkan? Can we send you things at that address? Like cookies, chocolates…? Just to break the monotony. It will be so boring for you.
Thank you Ralf. Hopefully, I will back in full blogging in 6 months. and in the mean time, I am sure whenever I find the opportunity I will keep posting.
Dear Claudia, I guess after the first month, I will be more accessible. If I survive the first 28 days, I will be able to receive all kinds of stuff:)
I will keep you posted and will tell the exact adress, so i can receive chocolate!
That’s an anthem for the Gendarmarie force.
In Turkish:
Jandarma Marşı
Güzel yurdun güvenliği emanettir bizlere
Jandarmadır ulaştıran adaleti her yere
Haksızlıkla savaşırız, kötülüğü boğarız
En karanlık köşelerde güneş gibi doğarız
Alnımızda parıldayan şeref ve şan arması
Kahramanlar kahramanı yılmaz Türk jandarması
Yüce dağlar önümüzde sıra sıra uzanır
En sarp kaya, coşkun ırmak bizi yakından tanır
Türk’ündür bu gürleyen ses, bu şahlanan fırtına
Korkusuz bir ordu kattı jandarma bu vatana
Alnımızda parıldayan şeref ve şan arması
Kahramanlar kahramanı yılmaz Türk jandarması