Clinging to Death - Former Addicts of Istanbul

Clinging to Death - Old Addicts of Istanbul Book Description Hidayet, who is alcohol addict, Ruhi, who committed suicide with cocaine because of the pain of not being able to meet his love, Şevket, a junkie, or Hilmi, who died after smoking the last marijuana cigarettes in his room, and when his body was found, it was understood that part of his face had been eaten by rats, on a chair in his house. Haydar, the cocaine addict who was found dead, Afife Jale, the morphine addict who lost everything she had, Seyfi, who surrendered her life to heroin, Zülfikar, the raki addict, or Sevim, the heroin addict, who lost her health. The common point of many such addicts whose names and destinies were similar was their pain and the fact that they collapsed as they tried to escape. This book covers everything from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic; It tells about those who are not happy where they are, those who are more hunchbacked, the more selfish, the ugliest, the most beautiful, the outcasts, the unfortunate, the others-the others, that is, those who overflow their containers and hold on tightly to death. In this respect, Öm Ömer Obuz focuses on people's search for pleasure, their relationship with pain, being strong. While focusing on how weak they are in pursuit, it follows the history of sadness in Istanbul. (From the Promotional Bulletin)