The Story of a Lost Revolution

“Those who went in, those who died, those who survived, those who regret being alive, those who spent their youth in the prisons of fascism, those who did not go in, those who were tortured, those who spoke during torture, those who did not speak, those who became refugees... (…) There is no end. Son is also lost like Hayri. How could it be? There is no good, no revolution... We continue to search for the lost. It doesn't help to cry about the past. I know... But if Hayri and revolutionaries like him had lived, this would be a different country, I also know that.”

The 70s, which were engraved in official memory as the dark age of violent political polarization, were, from another perspective, a period of shocking social revival, great excitement and hopes.

Faruk Eren walks through the 70s of Hasköy, the coastal district of the Golden Horn, and tells us the story of his brother, Hayrettin Eren, who was "disappeared" in custody. It offers unique impressions about how neighborliness, friendship, and everyday life were experienced in this period, the political-social history of the district, and how people became revolutionaries. He not only takes a photograph of a family by tracing the regrets, "I wish"s, "I'm glad"s, but he also conveys the history he witnessed and acknowledges the value of not forgetting, remembering, and most importantly, reminding, becoming a companion and sharer in the mourning of those who are looking for their sons, relatives, spouses, and siblings on Saturdays. .

The Story of a Lost Revolution is a book of resisting and persevering against what is intended to be lost.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 200

Size: 13.5 x 19.5

First Print Year: 2019

Number of Printings: 1st Edition