His wife, Hediye, began to question her religion when she was just nine years old. “I was taught to believe in fate,” she said. “As an orphan, I wondered, ‘What have I done to deserve this?’ I often cried all night. By age 15, in my heart I had abandoned my religion.”
Ang asawa naman niyang si Hediye ay nagsimulang mag-alinlangan sa relihiyon nito sa edad na siyam. “Tinuruan akong maniwala sa tadhana,” ang sabi ni Hediye. “Bilang ulila, naisip ko, ‘Ano’ng ginawa ko para magkaganito ang buhay ko?’ Gabi-gabi akong umiiyak. Sa edad na 15, tinalikuran ko na ang aking relihiyon.”