Expat eyes carry a longing inside them while living in distant lands. Every moment, every memory, every breeze takes them back to the warm lands of Turkey. While being abroad opens the doors to new worlds, it also leaves a deep longing for Turkey in the heart.

While traveling in distant lands and foreign streets, expatriate eyes always long to return to the dusty paths of their villages, their childhood friends and memories. In every longing look, a piece of Turkey's scent is carried. Even though an expatriate lives in foreign lands, his heart always beats in Turkey.

The call to prayer rising from the mosque minarets on Ramadan nights causes tears in the eyes of expatriates. The hot Turkish cuisine that is missing from the iftar table is filled with longing for flavors. Eating food touched by your mother's hands is even more delicious for an expat.

Every holiday carries a special meaning in the eyes of expats. Those long-awaited Eid mornings, Eid visits with family elders, desserts shared with neighbors... Looking at family photos from a distance, through a screen, leaves a bitter longing in the heart of the expatriate.

Expats remember Turkey not just as a country, but as a lifestyle, a mosaic of culture. Expat eyes miss the colors, smells and texture of Turkey. Every moment, every memory burns within the expatriate with a love for Turkey.

However, this longing in the eyes of the expatriate is also filled with hope. Every expatriate lives with the belief in the land he will return to one day. The longing for Turkey burns with an eternal love in the heart of the expatriate, but at the same time it does not fade away with the hope that one day they will embrace each other.