Being far away from home means nostalgia and displacement—constantly dreaming of the place where you came from.
I have adapted to the way of life in Britain. I learned the language, and I feel more peaceful and comfortable living in this country. I don’t feel like a foreigner at all. I live amongst English people, and I feel I am part of this culture.
But I still sometimes feel that I am living in “a place far from home”. I miss Türkiye.
However, for nearly forty years, my home has been here, and I am a Londoner.
Interview conducted in 2013
‘There is No Place Far From Home- Artık Gurbet Yok! Mu?’ by Semra Eren-Nijhar, Ozan Publishing, 2014
