Ferhunde and the Unnecessary Börek
A short sketch about neighbours, obligation and the kind of concern that arrives carrying a tray of pastries.
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Short pieces, free sketches and occasional notes connected to Süreyya Aydın’s fictional worlds.
This page gathers free sketches, brief updates and occasional notes about work in progress. New pieces will be added when there is something worth sharing.
From the world of What Remains Unsaid
These free sketches feature the families, neighbours and social complications around Torba. They can be read on their own, but they also belong to the wider world of What Remains Unsaid.
Orhan Kaya and the Dignified Funeral
When an Irish expat dies in Bodrum, Orhan Kaya takes responsibility for ensuring he receives a dignified funeral.
He has considered the Catholic priest, the family, the paperwork and the moral tone of the village. What he has not considered is that dignity can be undone by practical details, and by the deceased himself.
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What Remains Unsaid is forthcoming in late August 2026.
Set between Istanbul in the 1970s and present-day Bodrum, the novel explores the choices women make, and what they choose to leave unsaid.
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