Lazy Seagull of Galata

Behiç Ak, who has earned an indelible place in the memories of readers of all ages with The Man Who Even Mend the Sun, Pat Cartoon School and Cats’ Vanishing Season, makes us think about people living together with other living beings in cities and respecting their right to life in the seventh of his “stories that make us smile”. The story, which centers on the Galata Tower, one of Istanbul’s historical symbols, reflects neighborhood culture while also telling how social responsibility sprouts in a small community. The story, which also touches on how technological opportunities that facilitate communication alienate people, cause information pollution and the “virtuality” of social sharing networks, is a unique urban tale.

Unlike her older brother Emre, Hülya had nothing to do with the internet or technology.
She understood the language of animals and even conveyed her messages through pigeons. When she learned that the Galata Tower, which they were neighbors with, was going to be repaired and that the tower would be covered with a construction curtain all around, she was very worried. Because there were swift nests among the stones of the tower. The two brothers, who joined hands to save the baby swifts, thought of various methods to explain their troubles to the municipality. But would the neighborhood seagull, Murteza, move to save the baby swifts?