Sounds of Sirens_Aydin

1989

Sounds Of Sirens Bulgarias Turkish Minority

By Aydin Entwistle

I Dedicate this magazine to my mum becuase she is the best person alive.

Table of Contents

Cover page...................................................... 1 Dedication Page.............................................. 2 Table of Contents............................................ 3 About the Author............................................. 4 Historical Narrative Packet.............................. 5­9 Historical Narrative........................................... 10­11 Afterward.......................................................... 12 Bibliography...................................................... 13

About the author

Aydin Entwistle is a 13 year old boy born in England. He goes to school at Istanbul International Community School (IICS). He lives in Hadımköy, Istanbul with his parents and younger brother. Before he move to turkey he lived in Bali (Indonesia) for three years. He has written many stories before. He has written Memoirs, Science Fiction, essays, Fantasy and many more. Currently he is reading the Maze Runner trilogy.

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Historical Narrative

weat pouring down our red Sounds Of Sirens faces as the glaring sun was Only the wind could be heard as shining down on us on early the cars drove up. We scurried summer's day in Burgas Yells back home in fright. It wasn’t long and laughter filled the warm air before we heard knocking on our on the long and narrow roads. neighbour's door. I peeped out Everyone was out that day even from under our bright red curtains ducked away as soon as I saw the our parents having fresh air.

Then there was silence. All we police go into their house. could hear were cars and the sounds of sirens heading towards the small, steep and twisty road that headed straight to our village. Everyone scattered across the road back home. It was the police. Our hands There were about a dozen of them trembled. The road was left in a all parked next to one another they big mess bikes, ropes and toys were blue and white. People in left out everywhere. Soft touches handcuffs families crying families on my head my mum pulling me without their dads “Hello anyone there?” asked a police officer in a close. I could only see my 12­ loud and scary voice. Not one of year­old brother run home in us answered him. We sat there tears to my dad. It was scary. still as a pole. The police officer Todor Zhivkov the leader breaking into our house thankfully of all this wanted to strengthen we had locked all of the doors and his position so he came to attack pulled the curtains shut. Tears dripping down our faces from Burgas.

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fright. We were petrified. The police officer patrolled around looking through the windows and knocked on the back door.

This time the police officer was commanding not asking. He finished his patrol and mumbled one last thing to us and left us to be scared. As soon as we heard the gate creak close we came out of my room and went and looked out of my window that was on the 2nd floor there were no police cars or police officers left in our street. Wiping away my cold tears away we came down and got a cold drink.

Overall, I am grateful that my dad didn’t get taken away by the police and that I could still be with him for the rest of my life.

Even though I still talk about this to my kids I don’t get affected by it at all. “If you're in there come out now. You need to come with me to the police station to do some paperwork.” This time the police officer was commanding not asking.

“Ugh you stupid geese what are you doing here waddling around go away.” He mumbled.

Afterword In 1989 there was a minority in Bulgaria against the Turkish the had to migrate back to turkey and change their names and only speak Bulgarian.

It originally started in 1984 in Sofia. When people started hearing about it was in 1989 then the leader Todor Zhikov Decided to cut the telephone lines, started a curfew and blocked some of the roads. In 1989 Todor Zhivkov Started coming towards Burgas another city in Bulgaria and he sent the police to all the Turkish villages and take them to the police station. Turkey was forced to open the borders and let the Turkish go through back to turkey.

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Works Cited “Bulgarian Police Car 1989.” GAZ ­ Partsopen, Sofia, partsopen.com/gaz/.

Entwistle, Aydin, and Nurfiye Entwistle. “Bulgaria's Turkish Minority.”

“The Exodus of Bulgaria's Turkish Minority .” Sofia.

Helps, Adam. “Turkish Minority in Bulgaria.” Minority in Bulgaria , 12 July 2015, www.quora.com/What­is­the­ situation­of­the­Turkis...

“Leonid Brezhnev And Todor Zhivkov Meet With Workers Of Sofia.” Sofia.

Vaksberg, Tatiana, and Alexander Andreev. “Recalling the Fate of Bulgaria.” DW.COM, 24 Dec. 2014, www.dw.com/en/...bulgarias­turkish­minority/a­ 18149416.