Hi turkishclass community! 

I stayed with a wonderful host in istanbul and i am hoping that i can leave them with a turkish letter before i go back to my home city tomorrow. It is quite long but if any of you would help me translate the following to turkish i would be ever so grateful. The letter is as such:

"Honestly i had no intention of saying this in turkish before yesterday but i hope all of you will be able to understand what i am saying. I am sorry that i am unable to make personal messages to each of you due to the limited time i had to translate this but please be assured that these words came from the bottom of my heart.

Firstly, thank you for inviting me in your lovely home. When i first contacted Betul asking if there was anything good for me to do during bayram, i did not expect that you would invite and accomodate me for the entire week. I was a little skeptical at first as i barely knew Betul but my heart told me to believe in the kindness of strangers. This is the best decision i have made in Turkey thus far.

Secondly, I may be a little quiet and not as expressive so i may come across as unappreciative but i hope all of you know that i so very grateful for every single thing that you have done for me. From bringing me around, to introducing me to delicious homemade turkish food and for the knowledge and fun times shared. I could not have asked for more.

Lastly, i want you to know that in my prayers, i always ask from Allah that He places people in my path that will lead me closer to Him and i believe that coming to Istanbul and meeting your family is one of the answer to this prayer mine.

With that, i hope this will be the start of a beautiful friendship insya Allah and that all of you will like my gift. It is nothing special but may it be beneficial to all of you.