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Local hero storyİzmir#Humour#Solidarity
From Ugly to Lovely
The story of villagers who named their home “the ugly place” so that no one would come. The beauty they meant to hide became everyone’s the day the name changed.
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The story of villagers who named their home “the ugly place” so that no one would come. The beauty they meant to hide became everyone’s the day the name changed.
Listen to this story
The same story in different voices. Each recording is one telling, by one person, in one city.
- ZUZeynep UçarSelçuk · 7 August 2026Festival recordingtr4:28▶ Watch
- EYEce Yılmazİzmir · 12 August 2026Festival recordingtr5:01▶ Watch
- DEDeniz Ergünİzmir · 18 August 2026Archive contributiontr4:04▶ Watch
☝ A Turkish Sign Language telling of this story is in preparation.
