Gece Vapuru

An illustrated story by Atlas & Ash · Mystery · Realistic · All ages · Turkish, English

Son vapurda sahipsiz bir bavul şarkı söylemeye başlıyor.

Gece vardiyasından dönen hemşire Selin, son vapurda karşı bankta duran eski bir bavulun içinden gelen bir şarkı duyuyor. Çaycı Yusuf Bey bavulun her perşembe orada olduğunu söylüyor. Selin bavulu üzerindeki adrese, Kuzguncuk iskelesine götürüyor; orada kırk yıldır bekleyen Nermin Hanım'la ve vapurdaki herkesin sakladığı bir sözle karşılaşıyor.

Characters

Selin (Hemşire): A twenty-nine-year-old nurse going home after a night shift.
Yusuf Bey (Vapur çaycısı): The ferry's tea server for thirty years.
Nermin Hanım (İskeledeki kadın): An elegant woman in her eighties who comes to the pier every Thursday night.

Episode 1: Sahipsiz Bavul

Son vapurda, karşı bankta sahipsiz bir bavul. İçinden bir şarkı yükseliyor.

The last ferry; an unclaimed suitcase on the bench. — Gece yarısı vapuru. Son sefer.

The suitcase starts playing music. — Selin: Bu bavul... şarkı mı söylüyor?

Yusuf Bey says it happens every Thursday. — Yusuf Bey: Her perşembe aynı bavul, aynı şarkı. Sahibini hiç görmedim.

Episode 2: İskeledeki Kadın

Bavulun üzerindeki adres Selin'i Kuzguncuk iskelesine götürüyor. Bekleyen biri var.

Selin finds an address on the luggage tag. — Selin: Üzerinde bir adres var. Kuzguncuk.

An elderly woman waits at the pier. — Nermin Hanım: Kırk yıldır her perşembe bu vapuru beklerim.

The secret: Yusuf kept the captain's promise. — Nermin Hanım: Kaptanımın şarkısı... Sen miydin, Yusuf?
Yusuf Bey: Kaptan bana söz verdirmişti, hanımefendi.

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