The song is rooted in the tragedy of the 1923 population exchange ( Mübadele ). According to local accounts:
: It was officially added to the Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) archive after being collected from Fatma Çil in the Kalaycı village of Tekirdağ. Bir Fırtına Tuttu Bizi - Vikipedi Ashiyan Bir Firtina Tuttu Bizi Rumeli Selanik Fatma Cil
: The song is widely recognized as one of the favorite folk songs of Atatürk, who was himself born in Thessaloniki. The song is rooted in the tragedy of