29.10.2026 19:59
İbrahim Çatal (35), a physically disabled man living in the Pamukkale district of Denizli, had family photos and love messages put up on three billboards in the Çamlık and Kınıklı neighborhoods for his wife Senem and his 3-year-old daughter Rota. Çatal drove his wife and daughter around in a car and passed them in front of the billboards; his daughter noticed his surprise first, while his wife Senem could not hold back her tears.
İbrahim Çatal (35), a man with physical disabilities living in the Pamukkale district of Denizli, brought his love for his wife and daughter to the city's billboards. Çatal, who created a surprise with a family photo and an emotional message he had prepared for his wife Senem (28) and daughter Rota (3), touched hearts.
İbrahim Çatal, a man with physical disabilities who works as a Support Services Specialist at Kızılay, married Senem Çatal, whom he met 6 years ago. From this marriage, the Çatal couple had a daughter they named 'Rota,' who is now 3 years old. İbrahim Çatal, who was born with an orthopedic disability and has difficulty walking, said that the strongest thing in his life is his love, which he believes is much greater than his physical difficulties. Çatal stated that instead of remembering his love for his life partner Senem, who stood by him through life's difficulties, walked shoulder to shoulder with him, and gave him strength with her love, and for his daughter Rota, on a special day such as a birthday or wedding anniversary, he decided to show it in a different way, and he prepared a surprise.
THIS LESSON HAS NO FINAL
Çatal rented three separate billboards in the Çamlık and Kınıklı neighborhoods of Pamukkale district, had family photos put up, and adorned them with words of love for his wife and daughter. In Kınıklı Neighborhood, where university students are densely present, alongside the family photos on the billboard, Çatal included the message 'This lesson has no final. Life is beautiful with family. Midterms pass, finals end, but time spent with family cannot be made up for. Don't forget to hug your loved ones,' and on the other billboard, the message 'I came into the world once, I would choose you a thousand times, I'm glad you are my family.' Then he took his wife and daughter, whom he had taken out for a drive in his car, past the areas where these billboards were located.
HE WITNESSED HIS WIFE'S TEARS
İbrahim Çatal, noting that his daughter was the first to notice the surprise on the billboard, said that she reacted by saying, 'Mom, look, mom, dad, Rota.' Çatal said that his wife Senem, who noticed the surprise on the billboards after their daughter pointed it out, was first surprised and then could not hold back her tears. Çatal, stating that he had wanted to make such a surprise for his wife for a long time, said, 'I wanted to show my love for my wife Senem and my daughter in a different way. It is not enough for me to make them feel or remember my love for them only on one special day. We must show our love every day, every hour. When they first saw it, I witnessed my wife's tears. I was happy.'
HIS DAUGHTER HUGGED THE BILLBOARDS
Housewife Senem Çatal said, 'My husband İbrahim said, Let's go out for dinner. Before dinner, he said, We have time, let's drive around a bit. We kept going around the same place. As we were heading toward the Kınıklı area, my daughter said, Mom, look. Mom, dad, Rota are there. When I turned my head, I saw our photos on the billboard. I was very happy and surprised. My eyes filled with tears. It was very beautiful; I never expected it. My daughter was very surprised too. When we got my daughter out, she immediately went and hugged the billboard. She touched the pictures.'