“This is the Turkish Translation of “جريمة في رام الله” – “Murder in Ramallah”  Novel:

 “Ever since I started chasing the world, I’ve had only one thing on my mind: to run. And inexplicably, to believe that with every step I’m getting a little closer to it.”

“Murder in Ramallah ” is not a crime novel; it’s the story of the intersecting lives of people – Rauf, Nur, and Visam – who seek love, cling to it, and lose it. In this novel, Abbad Yahya describes, in an unpretentious but powerful way, how love transforms, diminishes, and displaces a person. Rauf’s life changes completely when he sets out to find Dünya, whom he fell in love with at first sight. With his dreams, anger, and emotional turmoil, Rauf’s story reveals a brutal truth about love: love is the experience of the lover, not the beloved. Nur’s story explores the sadness of abandonment and waiting, as well as the hope of acceptance and moving on. This aspect, revealing the narcissistic dimension of love, shows how the lover is essentially holding a mirror up to themselves. Visam, who lost his lover in a murder, is left alone with the absence of love, grief, and a profound sense of meaninglessness. His story illustrates how devastating loss can be and how it weakens a person’s ability to hold onto life. Murder in Ramallah is a novel that invites reflection on themes of love, search, loss, and self, drawing from the everyday life of Palestine and leaving a lasting impression.