00:00She searched everywhere for news of Ayla for her husband.
00:03His wife's unconditional support also managed to open the heart he had kept closed for years.
00:08However, after months of intense searching, they obtained no information.
00:12The embassy expressed regret that the war was still ongoing.
00:15and that the limited communication conditions made any contact very difficult.
00:19If even the country couldn't help, he thought he himself had even less ability to do so.
00:23Luckily, he had his wife by his side supporting him.
00:30But time waits for no one. In the blink of an eye, 50 years passed.
00:34The young soldier, full of vitality back then, now had completely gray hair.
00:38And his longing for Ayla never ceased.
00:40He knew that his weakened body could no longer endure much longer and that he might not live to see her again.
00:45she.
00:46That unfulfilled promise could become the biggest regret of his life.
00:53She caressed those yellowed photos, with tears welling up in her eyes.
00:57His children did not understand his obsession, and only his wife remained by his side, always supporting him.
01:02At that time there were no advanced communication networks,
01:05and all he could do was sit in front of the television waiting for a stroke of luck.
01:08Every time I saw news about Korea on television, I watched it carefully,
01:11trying to find out if Ayla appeared on the screen.
01:14At times, he thought he saw her, like that young woman with short hair he remembered.
01:19With innocent eyes staring at him, he knew it was an illusion caused by his deep longing.
01:24Even so, luck finally smiled on him.
01:26His wife suddenly received a call from the embassy,
01:29reporting that a Korean journalist wanted to do a report on the sixtieth anniversary of the Korean War.
01:34The journalist was very interested in Ayla's story.
01:37They decided to help him find her and turn the story into a documentary.
01:40Hope was rekindled in her heart.
01:42Finding Ayla was his lifelong dream.
01:45Although the digital age had advanced, with just a few photos and a name,
01:48The search was still like looking for a needle in a haystack.
01:51The journalist quickly returned to Korea to investigate.
01:53They reviewed a large number of files at the National Archives
01:56and they found former classmates from the orphanage where Ayla was.
01:59They had a very clear memory of her.
02:01At that time, Ayla used to sit quietly in a corner waiting for her father to pick her up.
02:06And he was also singing the Turkish national anthem loudly,
02:09because she knew that if she learned it well, her father would be proud of her.
02:12The team promised they would do everything possible to find her.
02:15But as he was leaving, his daughter stopped him.
02:17He didn't want his father to carry any more emotional weight over this matter.
02:20I hoped the journalist would abandon the search.
02:22However, his father overheard the conversation.
02:34Finally, good news arrived from Korea.
02:36The team quickly arranged the meeting between him and Ayla.
02:39He hurried to meet her.
02:41Now, Ayla also had completely white hair.
02:44With emotion, she picked up those old photos full of memories.
02:46Each image captured the brief but happy moments they shared as father and daughter.
02:51She could never forget those cold nights when she trembled, defenseless and alone,
02:55and to the person who gave him a second life.
02:57For her, her father was like someone who only appeared in dreams.
03:00She searched for him for 60 years, unaware that he had also been searching for her all that time.
03:20The journalist quickly arranged their meeting.
03:22The father recognized Ayla immediately.
03:24Even though 60 years had passed, for him, she would always be his little girl.
03:28Although they only lived together for three years, that deep bond transcended blood ties.
03:32It transcended language and nationality, and also crossed oceans.
03:36In the midst of a time marked by war, they forged a father-daughter love that lasted a lifetime
03:40life.
03:41Fortunately, after more than half a century, it did not end in eternal regret, but in a complete reunion.
03:46To fulfill a promise, he dedicated his entire life until he made it a reality.
