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In this section of the Archive Room, there are Sevgi Soysal, one of the important names in Turkish literature, and her daughter Funda Soysal, who lost her as a baby. Soysal came to London in 1976 for cancer treatment and during her stay there, she wrote 'radio talks' for BBC Turkish radio and voiced some of them. After a few episodes of the program she prepared with Serpil Erdemgil from BBC Turkish were broadcast and before she could finish her last book 'Welcome Death', Sevgi Soysal died on November 22, 1976. In this program, we listen to Sevgi Soysal's writings in her own voice and talk about her daughter Funda Soysal, who lost her when she was only 1.5 years old, and her mother Sevgi Soysal, whom she knew from her books. BBC Turkish website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkce Facebook: / bbcturkceservisi Twitter: / bbcturkce ARCHIVE ROOM The first episode of the programme, jointly produced by Cenk Erdil and Aylin Yazan, began on 20 November, the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the BBC Turkish Service, with an interview with Zeki Müren from 1976. BBC Turkish, which ended radio broadcasts in 2011, takes the voices of politicians, journalists, artists and academics, some of whom have passed away, some of whom have been forgotten over the years and some of whom have become more famous, from the shelves of the archives and republishes them on a digital platform. Those who remember those years will have their memories refreshed, and some listeners may be hearing these voices for the first time through the Archive Room. The program hosted by Aylin Yazan will feature many different voices and publications, from İbrahim Tatlıses who gave his first concert in London to Levent Kırca who recounted the early days of Olacak O Kadar, from Ajda Pekkan who said she had difficulty producing cassettes to Barış Manço who came to London for treatment, from Altan Erbulak's unknown passion for computers to the articles Sevgi Soysal wrote for BBC Turkish. Names and journalists who have made a place in Turkish political life will also be in the Archive Room. From İsmet İnönü to Celal Bayar, from Turgut Özal to Süleyman Demirel, Bülent Ecevit and Necmettin Erbakan, from artists banned during the coup period to Ruhi Su, Orhan Gencebay, Cem Karaca and Rahmi Saltuk, and from businessmen Vehbi Koç and Sakıp Sabancı, names who have been guests on BBC Turkish Radio for many years will meet with BBC Turkish followers again every week in the Archive Room.