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Yavuz Ahmet Koç is one of the contemporary story and novel-writers. In his short story book, İbrahim’i Beklerken (Waiting for Abraham), published in 2018, there are nine interrelated stories in terms of theme and fiction. Utilizing the technical possibilities of narrative expression from modern to postmodern, Yavuz Ahmet, in terms of writing stance, exhibits a sensitive attitude that enlightens and gives ideas while witnessing his era in his book. In this work, which is subtitled “Jerusalem Stories”, the daily lives and human weaknesses of people living in Jerusalem from different religions consisting of Jews, Christians, Armenians and Muslims are mirrored with their inner worlds. The author, who shows that some human and place names come from the same origin, bears the same meanings and corresponds to the same values, even though they are pronounced whether differently or similarly, and brings the story characters together with the common denominator of goodness and humanity. Yavuz Ahmet also displays his responsible enlightened attitude, which we can call empathy in his writings of thought. He gives place some humanitarian problems on the agenda inside and outside the country. In order to create a sense of empathy in his stories, the author chooses people from different religions, ages, genders and professions as narrators, reflective consciousness, or central characters. Story figures, who have different identities from housewife to Israeli police, from university student to bricklayer, in general do not take part in the act of othering. The characters are featured in the stories as sensitive peoples who do good with their human weaknesses and virtues.