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A Turkish man proved that love knows no bounds after he travelled thousands of kilometres to meet his girlfriend in Indonesia. Mehmed Ozcan, who goes by Ahmed, flew from Turkey and travelled by boat to Wolio Village on Taliabu Island in North Maluku province to meet Salmiati La Baa on August 31st.
A video posted by Facebook user Bung Dam shows dozens of villagers welcoming Ahmed as he disembarks. In an interview with Facebook user Mohri UmaayaAhmed said he and Salmiati met in a Facebook group two years ago and have been in a long-distance relationship ever since. The traveler used Google Translate to communicate with everyone, as he doesn’t speak English or Bahasa Indonesia.
Ahmed and Salmiati married on September 2 in her village, where Ahmed shared plans to take her then to Turkey.
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