Things will be better now

I am on vacation this week, but I've been a bit slow to do anything. I did some shopping. Some grading. Some reading. Some writing. I've had very short Turkish conversations on the phone with my Anne, Yenge, and brother-in-law (short because at some point I panic because I've used all my words).

Today, while I was a home, Tolga called me because there was an accident at work. The building adjacent to his had an explosion. And it wasn't a little one. The buildings first floor blew up and the floors above collapsed into it. The concussion of the collapse blew out the wall in Tolga's office. He was on the phone and the wall caved in, windows shattered, and most people screamed or cried. Tolga's co-manager was hysterically yelling, "Everybody stay calm!"

Tolga was on the phone.

While several people were killed, and many injured. Only a few in his office had minor injuries and everybody went home for the day as the office structure had been compromised.

My Anne called me and told me she was so scared and said "Gec mic olson!" It's a phrase we use if some on is hurt of injured, or if something bad happened, and I'm sure other situations that I have yet to learn - it means something to the effect that things will be better now. . .

I would think so . . .