{"id":9472,"date":"2026-10-06T21:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:08:22","slug":"jemi-rritur-ne-mes-te-stambollit-por-babai-na-ka-folur-vetem-shqip-asnje-fjale-turqisht-flet-gazetarja-shqiptare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/jemi-rritur-ne-mes-te-stambollit-por-babai-na-ka-folur-vetem-shqip-asnje-fjale-turqisht-flet-gazetarja-shqiptare\/","title":{"rendered":"We grew up in the middle of Istanbul, but our father only spoke Albanian, not a word of Turkish! The Albanian journalist speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A heartfelt and emotional story has touched the public, as the Albanian journalist Ozge Demirozu has shared her personal story that is closely related to identity, family and roots. Growing up in the heart of Istanbul, she says that, despite living in an environment where the Turkish language was dominant, her father never spoke to her in Turkish, but insisted that she grow up with the Albanian language as an inseparable part of her identity.<\/p>\n

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This decision, which at first may have seemed unusual, over time took on a much deeper meaning for him. Ozge confesses that her father entrusted the preservation of the Albanian language and culture, as a strong connection with the background and family history. Even though they lived in the middle of a metropolis like Istanbul, he did not allow this bond to fade.<\/p>\n

The pandemic took his father's life, leaving behind a huge emotional void. However, Ozge emphasizes that his bequest was not extinguished. With dedication and a sense of responsibility, she decided to complete the mission he had left her, continuing to promote the Albanian language and culture wherever she is.<\/p>\n

Her story is a powerful testimony that identity is not only related to the place where you live, but to the values \u200b\u200byou inherit and choose to keep alive. In an increasingly globalized world, Ozge Demirozu's story comes as a strong reminder of the importance of preserving one's roots and respecting family traditions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nj\u00eb rr\u00ebfim i ndjer\u00eb dhe plot emocion ka prekur publikun, teksa gazetarja shqiptare Ozge Demirozu ka ndar\u00eb historin\u00eb e saj personale q\u00eb lidhet ngusht\u00eb me identitetin, familjen dhe rr\u00ebnj\u00ebt. E rritur n\u00eb zem\u00ebr t\u00eb Stambollit, ajo tregon se, pavar\u00ebsisht jetes\u00ebs n\u00eb nj\u00eb ambient ku gjuha turke ishte dominante, i ati nuk i ka folur asnj\u00ebher\u00eb…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kulture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9474,"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9472\/revisions\/9474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shqiperiaimeunike.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}